# Dharmesh B. Shingala

> Dharmesh B. Shingala is the Tampa-based co-founder and CEO of Knovos, which he established with Gita Shingala in 2002. An engineering graduate of NIT Calicut with a master’s degree from Virginia Tech, he previously founded GDS Systems in 1994. His work spans eDiscovery, information governance and enterprise software; his recent public writing focuses on customer control over AI models and deployment infrastructure.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Knovos
- **Organizations:** Knovos, GDS Systems, Knovos Limited
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology in Production Engineering & Management, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Master of Science in Computer Science & Applications, Virginia Tech
- **Known for:** Co-founded Knovos in 2002 and has led it as CEO since inception., Founded GDS Systems in 1994., Named contributor to the 2019 Technology Assisted Review Guidelines.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Founded GDS Systems, a software company primarily serving the US government.
- **2002** — Co-founded the business now known as Knovos with Gita Shingala; has served as CEO since inception.
- **2013** — Appointed director of the UK business, now Knovos Limited, on March 7.
- **2015** — Listed as CEO of Capital Legal Solutions dba Capital Novus among USPAACC’s Fast 100 Asian American Business honorees.
- **2017** — The company rebranded from Capital Novus to Knovos.
- **2019** — Named among contributors to the January 2019 Technology Assisted Review Guidelines; delivered opening remarks by video at the June P.O.D Summit in Rajkot.
- **2020** — Listed with Gita Shingala as Knovos technology-provider participants in the Protocol for Online Case Management in International Arbitration.
- **2021** — Knovos announced a multi-year technology alliance with Forensic Risk Alliance.
- **2022** — Knovos celebrated its twentieth anniversary.
- **2024** — Led Knovos conference activity as the company demonstrated generative AI features at Legalweek and ILTACON.
- **2026** — Promoted Bring Your Cloud and Bring Your AI Model at Legalweek; published a May essay on AI governance; commented on the August launch of Discovery Lite.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Knovos in 2002 and has led it as CEO since inception.
- Founded GDS Systems in 1994.
- Named contributor to the 2019 Technology Assisted Review Guidelines.
- Listed as a Knovos technology-provider participant in the 2020 international arbitration case-management protocol.
- Led Capital Legal Solutions dba Capital Novus when it was included in USPAACC’s 2015 Fast 100 Asian American Business list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Commented on the launch of Knovos Discovery Lite, a local and offline eDiscovery application, announced August 19.
- **2026-05** — Published “Bring Your AI Model (BYAIM): Redefining eDiscovery Control” on May 15.
- **2026-03** — Promoted customer choice over cloud infrastructure and AI models for Legalweek 2026; Knovos’s approach was covered in Legal IT Insider’s March 18 floor report.
- **2025-12** — Announced as a panel speaker for the December 18 NetDocuments webinar “AI and Legal Tech – Looking Forward.”

## Links

- Website: https://www.knovos.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dshingala

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