# Mahesh Malneedi

> Mahesh Malneedi is a co-founder of DDi and president and co-founder of MakroCare. His public career connects earlier work at Wall Street firms with specialist consulting and software for risk management, regulatory operations and document automation. Dated DDi coverage identifies him as CEO in 2018 and CTO in November 2025; he continued to appear in company product announcements in 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder at DDi; President and Co-founder at MakroCare
- **Organizations:** DDi, MakroCare, HarNeedi
- **Education:** MS, New Jersey Institute of Technology, MBA, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded MakroCare and DDi., MakroCare reported an Acquisition International Business Excellence award in 2015; this was company recognition., DDi reported selection for Pharma Tech Outlook’s 2015 data-management provider list; this was company recognition.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked at Wall Street firms including JP Morgan, Salomon Smith Barney (rendered Solomon Smith Barney in the speaker biography) and Citibank; dates and positions are not specified.
- **1996** — Co-founded MakroCare, according to his 2017 ITCT speaker biography.
- **2009** — Identified as HarNeedi.com CEO in August reporting on the job portal’s launch.
- **2010** — Opened a Mumbai conference presentation by displaying RISK in red, orange and green.
- **2014** — His 2017 ITCT speaker biography dates his co-founding of DDi LLC to 2014. Other company histories describe earlier DDi operations; the LLC milestone should not be treated as an undisputed company founding date.
- **2015** — Discussed MakroCare’s specialist services and organizing knowledge in an Acquisition International interview excerpt.
- **2016** — Announced as a speaker on integrated systems at ACDM, BMA House, London, March 17.
- **2017** — Listed as an ITCT speaker on technology, data analysis and visualization.
- **2018** — Identified as DDi co-founder and CEO in Insights Success; quoted on simpler cloud labeling tools in a June release.
- **2024** — Identified as DDi CTO in November smartDOC generative-AI content-management announcements.
- **2025** — Identified as DDi CTO in a November 24 announcement of an engagement with an unnamed UK manufacturer reporting approximately US$2 billion in annual revenue.
- **2026** — Quoted in July AI-agent and September document-automation announcements.

## Achievements

- Co-founded MakroCare and DDi.
- MakroCare reported an Acquisition International Business Excellence award in 2015; this was company recognition.
- DDi reported selection for Pharma Tech Outlook’s 2015 data-management provider list; this was company recognition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Quoted as a DDi spokesperson in the September 30 REGai announcement covering expanded QC and formatting libraries.
- **2026-07** — Identified as DDi CTO in a July 8 release announcing additional agents for regulatory insights, impact analysis and planning.
- **2025-11** — Identified as DDi CTO in the November 24 announcement of an engagement with an unnamed UK manufacturer with approximately US$2 billion annual revenue.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ddismart.com/

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