# Seth Narayanan

> Seth Narayanan is the Atlanta-area CEO and co-founder of Telliant Systems and host of The Innovator’s Playbook. An electrical engineering graduate of IIT Madras with an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, he began in software engineering and banking technology, founded Avalon International, led its 2008 acquisition by Bluepoint Solutions, and co-founded Telliant in 2010. His work spans software delivery, business leadership, and conversations with other technology builders.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Telliant Systems
- **Organizations:** Telliant Systems, Avalon International, Bluepoint Solutions, Unisys, Tata Unisys, The Innovator’s Playbook
- **Education:** BS in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, MBA in Marketing and Information Systems, XLRI Jamshedpur
- **Known for:** Founded Avalon International and led its acquisition by Bluepoint Solutions in 2008., Co-founded Telliant Systems in 2010., Led Telliant during its 2020 and 2025 Inc. 5000 appearances; these are company recognitions.

## Career timeline

- **1986-2001** — Worked as a consultant to Unisys; his corporate biography describes a career beginning as a software engineer at Tata Unisys in India and more than 15 years of Unisys consulting focused on financial services.
- **—** — Founded Avalon International, a software business serving check and payment processing; the founding year is not consistently established across the consulted biographies.
- **2008** — Led Avalon International’s acquisition by Bluepoint Solutions and became CTO of the combined organization.
- **2010** — Co-founded Telliant Systems. A May 14 announcement records its acquisition of the operational assets of Thapovan Info Systems and names P. Vaidyanathan as another co-founder and President - Global Operations.
- **2020** — Telliant first appeared on the Inc. 5000, ranked 2491 with reported three-year revenue growth of 165 percent.
- **2021** — Telliant added product strategy services and refreshed its branding; Narayanan described further investment in sales, marketing, and experienced engineers.
- **2025** — Began hosting The Innovator’s Playbook, publicly announced in June.
- **2025** — Telliant returned to the Inc. 5000, ranked 3878 with reported three-year revenue growth of 96 percent.
- **2026** — Continued hosting interviews, including Zane Ball, Gaurav Roy, and Twinkle Johnson.

## Achievements

- Founded Avalon International and led its acquisition by Bluepoint Solutions in 2008.
- Co-founded Telliant Systems in 2010.
- Led Telliant during its 2020 and 2025 Inc. 5000 appearances; these are company recognitions.
- Hosts The Innovator’s Playbook, launched in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Hosted Episode 32 of The Innovator’s Playbook with Twinkle Johnson on human judgment, trust, and accountability in AI adoption; Telliant posted the episode page on October 12.
- **2026-06** — Interviewed Domenic Ravita on agentic AI, data platforms, and go-to-market strategy.
- **2026-03** — Hosted Zane Ball of the Open Compute Project on open hardware and AI infrastructure.
- **2025-08** — Telliant announced its second Inc. 5000 appearance, with 96 percent three-year revenue growth.

## Links

- Website: https://www.telliant.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethnarayanan/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27