Global tech consulting firm Nisum, which helps enterprises improve customer experiences, modernize platforms and data ecosystems, and develop technology solutions that support business growth, has named Anurag Chauhan as CEO. The Brea, California-based company also confirmed founder Imtiaz Mohammady would be stepping into the role of chairman after leading the company since he started it in 2000.
Mohammady will stay involved in long-term strategy, as per the announcement, but hands off day to day operations after 26 years.
Chauhan joins Nisum after serving as CEO and president of Nous Infosystems, and he brings more than three decades in technology services overall, including earlier roles at Motorola, Accenture, and Coforge.
As CEO, he’s expected to focus on deepening client relationships, expanding Nisum’s AI and data capabilities, and strengthening delivery across its offices in North America, Latin America, and Asia.
“When we started Nisum in 2000, we set out to build a company that could grow beyond any one individual while staying true to its people, its clients, and its values,” said Mohammady. “Anurag understands both the foundation we have built and the opportunity ahead of us. I am confident he is the right leader to guide Nisum into its next chapter.”
Chauhan, meanwhile, stressed his first priority is to “listen and learn from our team and our clients, and then build on that foundation as we shape Nisum’s next stage of growth.”
This isn’t the first time Chauhan has stepped into a company built and run by one person for decades. At Nous Infosystems, he stepped into the role of founder Ajith J. Pillai in 2023 after Pillai moved into an executive chairman role of his own.
In this sense, it’s now the second time Chauhan has been brought in to professionalize a founder-led firm without breaking what made it work. What makes the timing notable for Nisum specifically, however, is what the executive is being tasked to sell.
“The leadership transition comes as enterprises increasingly look for technology partners that combine strong engineering capabilities with a clear understanding of business priorities and can help turn new technologies, including AI, into practical business results,” the company’s statement read.
McKinsey’s August 25, 2026 global AI survey found nearly nine in ten companies now use AI regularly in at least one business function, but only 37% report AI has contributed to their organization’s earnings.
Clients have already adopted the technology; now, they want proof it did something.
That demand is also bigger than it used to be. Grand View Research puts the global engineering services market, which covers the kind of digital engineering and modernization work Nisum does, at roughly $3.6 trillion as of 2025, growing more than 6% a year through 2033.
Featured image: Courtesy of Nisum
Disclosure: This article mentions a client of an Espacio portfolio company.
