Founder Profile
Rushabh Parmani
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Background
Rushabh Parmani brings a profound background in enterprise software engineering, customer operations, and technical product management. His formative career experiences equipped him with the deep operational insights necessary to understand exactly how massive, legacy corporate enterprises struggled with inefficient, repetitive tasks. This extensive background in solving complex enterprise bottlenecks allowed him to help successfully architect Automation Anywhere's earliest automation solutions.
Founding Story
Rushabh Parmani is a co-founder of Automation Anywhere, playing a critical role in the company's early development and long-term success as a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Parmani co-founded the business in 2003—originally named Tethys Solutions—alongside Mihir Shukla, Neeti Mehta Shukla, and Ankur Kothari. Over his two decades at the company, Parmani has been instrumental in driving customer success, guiding early product development, and helping to establish the foundational architecture of the company's 'digital workforce' platform. His deep commitment to operational excellence helped Automation Anywhere scale from a small Silicon Valley startup operating out of a guest bedroom into a massive, multi-billion dollar enterprise software juggernaut.