Amit Gautam is the Chief Executive Officer & Founder of TextileGenesis, a Lectra company – a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enables fashion brands and sustainable textile manufacturers to ensure a reliable, secure and fully digital mapping of their textiles, from the fiber to the consumer, and thereby guarantee their authenticity and origins.

Prior to starting TextileGenesis, Amit Gautam was the Executive Vice President for the global fashion business at Lenzing – a global innovation leader in sustainable materials from Austria. Amit Gautam led global sales, marketing, and commercialization of new innovations for the textile business (1.5 billion euros).

Prior to Lenzing, Amit Gautam was Associate Partner at McKinsey and Principal at Booz & Company, with international management experience spanning Europe, US and Asia. He holds MBA from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)USA, and Bachelor of Technology from IIT Bombay. Amit Gautam is passionate about creative uses of technology, enjoys hiking, and is a regular practitioner of yoga and meditation.