# Gireesh Sonnad

> Gireesh Sonnad co-founded Silverline with Rich Resnick in New York in 2009 and served as CEO through its growth and 2023 acquisition by Mphasis. His public record combines Salesforce consulting, industry specialization, employee feedback practices, and nonprofit board service. Project Sunshine now identifies him as a former Mphasis Silverline CEO.

- **Role:** Board Member at Project Sunshine
- **Organizations:** Silverline (now Mphasis Silverline), Project Sunshine
- **Education:** University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- **Known for:** Co-founded and helped build a Salesforce consultancy acquired by Mphasis in 2023., Glassdoor Top CEO recognition in 2018, U.S. small and medium business category., Led Silverline during its first-place ranking in Glassdoor’s 2018 small and medium company Best Places to Work list.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Co-founded Silverline with Rich Resnick in New York.
- **2017** — Published an explanation of Silverline’s company values on December 15.
- **2018** — Pamlico Capital announced a growth equity investment; Sonnad and the executive team continued managing Silverline.
- **2018** — Received a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Top CEO award in the U.S. small and medium business category.
- **2019** — Silverline celebrated its tenth anniversary; Sonnad described its growth to hundreds of consultants and over 1,200 Salesforce implementations.
- **2021** — Silverline completed the acquisition of Shift CRM and launched a media and entertainment practice.
- **2023** — Served as CEO when Mphasis acquired Silverline on October 12 for consideration of up to $132.5 million.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and helped build a Salesforce consultancy acquired by Mphasis in 2023.
- Glassdoor Top CEO recognition in 2018, U.S. small and medium business category.
- Led Silverline during its first-place ranking in Glassdoor’s 2018 small and medium company Best Places to Work list.
- Helped provide pro bono Salesforce implementation support for Project Sunshine.

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Mphasis’s February 2 investor presentation identified him as CEO and Founder of Silverline.
- **2026-10** — As checked in October 2026, Project Sunshine’s live board page lists him as a board member and former Mphasis Silverline CEO; its 2024 Impact Report uses the same former-CEO description.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gireesh-sonnad-0705a71/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25