# Narayn Sridharan

> Narayn Sridharan is founder and CEO of Quest1, a data engineering and applied-AI services company. A co-founder and former CEO of PeerIslands, he previously led Internet of Things work at Cognizant and is a named inventor on an enterprise mobile-data patent. His public work spans connected devices, cloud modernization and engineering tools.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Quest1
- **Organizations:** Quest1, PeerIslands, Cognizant
- **Known for:** Co-founded PeerIslands and served as CEO., Named co-inventor on US patent 9,843,625, granted December 12, 2017., Led PeerIslands during its 2021 MongoDB partner award recognition.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Named co-inventor on a Cognizant enterprise-to-mobile data patent application filed June 9, 2014.
- **2016** — Led the Internet of Things venture at Cognizant; published a connected-kitchen essay on September 8.
- **2018** — Co-founded PeerIslands with Sowri Krishnan and Rajesh Rajagopalan; Cayman technology operations followed in 2019.
- **2021** — CEO when PeerIslands received MongoDB’s Boutique System Integrator Partner of the Year recognition.
- **2024** — Quest1’s stated founding year; its current leadership page identifies Sridharan as founder and CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded PeerIslands and served as CEO.
- Named co-inventor on US patent 9,843,625, granted December 12, 2017.
- Led PeerIslands during its 2021 MongoDB partner award recognition.
- Founded and leads Quest1.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research checked October 27: Quest1’s current company page lists Sridharan as founder and CEO; its solutions include Shinro tools for ClickHouse migration and query analysis. This is a verification date, not an announcement date.

## Links

- Website: https://quest1.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsridharan

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Last updated: 2026-10-27