# Siva Narendra

> Siva G. Narendra is the Portland-based co-founder and CEO of Tyfone, which he co-founded in 2004 and has led as CEO since 2011. An MIT-trained electrical engineer and former Intel senior staff scientist, he works across digital banking, payments and identity, and serves as an independent director at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Tyfone
- **Organizations:** Tyfone, Intel (former), Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, OnPoint Community Credit Union (former director), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Education:** B.E., Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, M.S., Syracuse University, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** More than 100 patents, according to FHLB Des Moines; LinkedIn lists 140+ issued US patents., Intel contributions led to 75 issued patents., More than 60 peer-reviewed papers.

## Career timeline

- **1994-2004** — Worked at Intel, according to Tyfone’s retrospective; later served as senior staff scientist in its Corporate Technology Group.
- **2002** — Completed MIT doctorate; contemporary conference biography lists Intel Labs and an adjunct role at Oregon State University.
- **2004** — Co-founded Tyfone with Prabhakar Tadepalli and Tom Spitzer.
- **2011** — Became Tyfone CEO.
- **2014** — Moderated a funding-strategies panel at MIT Start6.
- **2017-2020** — Served on the OnPoint Community Credit Union board.
- **2018** — Wore red Air Jordans with Josh DeTar for a conference demo; the tradition later became red Converse shoes.
- **2022** — Began first elected independent-director term at FHLB Des Moines.
- **2023** — Tyfone merged with Cubus Solutions and completed a FedNow launch-day transaction with Star One.
- **2025** — Won Tech Leadership - Visionary CEO at Banking Tech Awards USA.
- **2026** — Began renewed FHLB Des Moines term, published The Invisible Institution series and led Tyfone during the ATTUNE acquisition.

## Achievements

- More than 100 patents, according to FHLB Des Moines; LinkedIn lists 140+ issued US patents.
- Intel contributions led to 75 issued patents.
- More than 60 peer-reviewed papers.
- 2024 American Banker Innovator of the Year finalist.
- 2025 Banking Tech Awards USA winner, Tech Leadership - Visionary CEO.
- Independent director, FHLB Des Moines; elected term January 2026 to December 2029.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Tyfone announced ATTUNE acquisition on September 1, adding digital account-opening and loan-origination capabilities.
- **2026-08** — Appeared on CUInsight Network’s Invisible Plumbing episode on August 24 to discuss AI, lending, identity and institutional trust.
- **2026-07** — His five-part The Invisible Institution white-paper series was covered by CUInsight on July 9.
- **2026-05** — Tyfone announced its third consecutive Best Place to Work in Fintech recognition.
- **2026-01** — Began an elected four-year independent-director term at FHLB Des Moines through December 2029.

## Links

- Website: https://tyfone.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivanarendra

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Last updated: 2026-10-25