Amit Puri

Amit Puri is a successful serial entrepreneur, proven innovator, and recognized industry leader in the aerospace and federal government contracting fields. As a member of the Board of Advisors, Amit assists in developing and implementing strategic innovations that support Brillient in delivering cutting-edge technology, ensuring sustained corporate growth, and building long-term partnerships.

From 2010 to 2019, Amit served as the President & CEO of Ingenicomm, a key technology provider to NASA and other domestic and international space agencies and mission operators, leading the company in developing a portfolio of communications and data processing technology that supports mission-critical spacecraft operations, including interplanetary and human spaceflight. Amit has conducted business worldwide and deployed technology across all continents, including Antarctica.

Under Amit’s leadership, Ingenicomm received numerous awards for company growth, employee satisfaction, and outstanding corporate culture, and he was honored as a finalist for Ernst & Young 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Having shepherded Ingenicomm through a series of transactions, Amit subsequently founded Kurtek, which currently provides specialized technical consulting and engineering support to government agencies and commercial entities in the aerospace sector.

Amit holds an MS from the Virginia Tech Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.  Amit is on the board of numerous corporate, non-profit, and academic boards.