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Priya Iyer

Academic Division: Entrepreneurship
Priya Iyer is a high-growth serial entrepreneur with a track record of delivering exceptional stakeholder value. She has served as Chairman, CEO, board member, investor, and operating partner at various technology companies and investment firms. Most recently, Priya wasCEO of Concertiv, a leading fintech procurement-as-a-service platform and is an Operating Partner at Long Arc Capital, a growth equity firm based in NYC. Priya was namedNew England Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014; ranked on the top 100 Entrepreneur list by the Boston Globe in 2015; awarded The Top Women Leaders in SaaS by TSR (The SaaS Report); and named “Top 3 highly accomplished Women CEOs in SaaS” for 2019.
Priya was previously Chairman & CEO of Vee24, an omnichannel customer experience platform, and Chairman & CEO of Anaqua, Inc., anIntellectual Asset Management platform valued at over $3B.
Priya graduated with a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University, India, an MS in Computer Science, and an MBA from MIT Sloan where she graduated as a Sloan Fellow.
She is currently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at Babson College and at the Carroll School of Management, Boston College. She serves on the board of Center for Women & Enterprise, a non-profit she is passionate about. Priya has previously served on the MIT Sloan Fellow Board of Governors for 6+ years and as board member at the MIT delta v accelerator. She has served on several other corporate boards, women executive panels and is a regular guest speaker at various business schools in the Greater Boston area.