Our Team

TJ Thinakaran

TJ is the Founder and CEO of CasselRoad, a Santa Monica-based Strategy Consulting firm. He's also a trained software engineer with a passion for team-building. For over two decades, he's brought people together in diverse sectors such as government, automotive, and telecom. When he's not advising industry organizations, you'll find him coaching early-stage companies in the Finance, Healthcare, and AI industries, both as an advisor and a Board Member. TJ also serves as a Faculty Advisor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.