Sridhar Ganta: Quietly Turning Hyderabad into India’s Healthtech Back Office

While India’s healthtech narrative is often framed around consumer apps and venture-funded platforms, Sridhar Ganta has spent the last decade building something far less visible—and far more foundational. From Hyderabad, Ganta helped create the technology backbone that powers healthcare systems across the United States and beyond.

As co-founder and former CEO of GlobalLogic, Ganta played a decisive role in shaping Hyderabad as a deep engineering hub for healthcare, life sciences, and regulated industries. Long before “healthtech” became fashionable, GlobalLogic teams in Hyderabad were already building electronic health record platforms, clinical data systems, and medical software that had to meet strict compliance, privacy, and reliability standards.

What makes Ganta’s journey especially relevant to a younger generation of CEOs is his model of scale without spectacle. GlobalLogic did not chase consumer branding or viral growth. Instead, it embedded itself deeply within global healthcare enterprises—becoming a long-term technology partner rather than a replaceable vendor. This approach demanded patience, domain expertise, and an ability to attract senior engineering talent to Hyderabad when the city was still proving itself.

Under his leadership, Hyderabad emerged as a preferred destination for healthcare engineering centres, drawing in global clients who needed stability and trust more than flashy demos. Many professionals trained in these systems later went on to lead product teams, startups, and innovation units—creating a multiplier effect across the city’s ecosystem.

Following GlobalLogic’s acquisition by Hitachi, the Hyderabad operations became even more central to global digital transformation efforts in healthcare and enterprise technology. Yet, Ganta himself remained largely outside the spotlight, focusing on governance, mentorship, and long-term institution building.

In a startup culture increasingly obsessed with speed and valuation, Sridhar Ganta’s work underscores a different lesson for emerging CEOs in Hyderabad:

• infrastructure beats apps
• trust beats virality
• engineering depth beats marketing gloss

His impact may not trend on social media—but it is quietly embedded in healthcare systems that millions rely on every day.