# Ruby Sahiwal

> Ruby Sahiwal is an entrepreneur based in Los Altos, California. He co-founded Escalon Services, serving as CEO and chairman during its expansion in outsourced business services, and is co-founder and chairman of student housing venture Aulora Living. His earlier career included General Electric, McKinsey, i2 Technologies, Tradeum, VerticalNet and Ketera Technologies.

- **Role:** Co-founder & Chairman at Aulora Living LLC
- **Organizations:** Aulora Living LLC, Escalon Services, General Electric, McKinsey & Company, i2 Technologies, Tradeum, VerticalNet Solutions, Ketera Technologies
- **Education:** MBA, strategy and economics, University of Chicago, Undergraduate degrees in aerospace and mechanical engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- **Known for:** Co-founded Escalon Services and led it as CEO and chairman., Escalon appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022., Helped lead Escalon through the Early Growth and Full Stack Finance acquisitions and the 2022 New Harbor investment.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2000** — Worked in operations, product development and program management at General Electric, then industrial consulting at McKinsey and eBusiness services at i2 Technologies.
- **2000** — Tradeum announced his appointment as president, industrial markets on May 12.
- **2006** — Co-founded Escalon Services with Anurag Pal and Sarah Lerche; company histories date the founding to 2006.
- **2020** — As Escalon chairman, discussed consolidation when the company announced its Early Growth acquisition on December 8.
- **2021** — Explained Escalon’s back-office proposition during the July launch of the And done branding.
- **2022** — As CEO, discussed the Full Stack Finance acquisition and New Harbor Capital investment.
- **2023** — Participated in the opening of Escalon’s Mohali office, reported September 27.
- **—** — Kimothy Taylor succeeded him as Escalon CEO; New Harbor announced Sahiwal would become board chairman. Announcement date not established.
- **2026** — Aulora Living’s public team listing identifies him as co-founder and chairman.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Escalon Services and led it as CEO and chairman.
- Escalon appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
- Helped lead Escalon through the Early Growth and Full Stack Finance acquisitions and the 2022 New Harbor investment.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research check: Aulora Living’s public team listing identifies Sahiwal as co-founder and chairman; this is the verification month, not an appointment date.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahiwal

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Last updated: 2026-10-26