At the age of 36, he moved to San Jose, California and co-founded Excelan in 1982, a manufacturer of smart Ethernet components, and was named president and CEO in 1985.

He remained at Novell as an executive vice-president and the -chief technology officer of the company, later joining the board of directors.

[3] After leaving Novell, he was the CEO at CyberMedia[citation needed] from January 1998 until its merger with Network Associates (now McAfee) in September 1998.

[citation needed] During his time at Inventus, he has invested in companies including GENWI, Salorix, Poshmark, and Sierra Atlantic (acquired by Hitachi Consulting).

[citation needed] In 1995, he co-founded TiE, The Indus Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit support network to provide advice, contacts, and funding to Indian Americans hoping to start businesses.