# Karthik Murugian

> Karthik Murugian is the Chennai-based co-founder and CEO of OptiSol Business Solutions. An alumnus of Thiagarajar School of Management’s class of 2001, he helped build the technology services business from its early operations in 2007 and now oversees its vision and global delivery strategy, with a focus on enterprise AI and collaboration with clients.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at OptiSol Business Solutions
- **Organizations:** OptiSol Business Solutions, elsai, OptiSol J1 Ventures Incorporation
- **Education:** MBA, Thiagarajar School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded OptiSol Business Solutions and helped develop its international technology consulting operations., Represented OptiSol as a panelist at the 2025 BIIA annual conference., Leads OptiSol’s vision, innovation roadmap and global delivery strategy.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Graduating class at Thiagarajar School of Management; completed an MBA project with Prem Kumar at Sundaram Fasteners in Madurai.
- **—** — Worked in business analysis at Cognizant before his OptiSol leadership career; exact employment dates unverified.
- **2007** — Beginning of the OptiSol founding team’s operating journey, as described in its BIIA speaker biography and company history.
- **2025** — Joined the 6 June BIIA panel on data and analytics in digital commerce in Kuala Lumpur.
- **2026** — Publicly emphasized data preparation and customer context in enterprise AI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded OptiSol Business Solutions and helped develop its international technology consulting operations.
- Represented OptiSol as a panelist at the 2025 BIIA annual conference.
- Leads OptiSol’s vision, innovation roadmap and global delivery strategy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Prem Kumar recalled their shared MBA project at Sundaram Fasteners while describing his own return to the company as a technology vendor.
- **2026-07** — Murugian highlighted data preparation and customer context in a public LinkedIn comment about enterprise AI.
- **2025-09** — Unicus AI launch announcement quoted Murugian on transparency, verifiability and global scalability in financial intelligence.

## Links

- Website: https://www.optisolbusiness.com/
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/karthik-murugian-0820685

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Last updated: 2026-10-23