Pankaj (Pan) Sutaria, CPIM, MSIE

Pankaj (Pan) Sutaria is an experienced business executive, real estate investor, and developer with more than 35 years of experience spanning Fortune 500 operations, strategic investments, real estate development, hospitality, and business management.

Pankaj spent more than 25 years with Cisco Systems, where he held leadership responsibilities across global business operations, business development, strategic planning, program management, and operational management. His experience at a leading global technology company provided extensive exposure to complex organizations, financial performance management, cross-functional leadership, and large-scale business initiatives.

In parallel with his corporate career, Pankaj has built significant experience as a principal and investor in real estate and operating businesses. He has been involved in the acquisition, financing, development, and management of land, multifamily, residential, commercial, and hospitality assets across the United States. His hospitality experience includes hotel investments and development activities in multiple markets, providing a strong understanding of the planning, capital requirements, partnerships, and operational considerations associated with hotel development.

Pankaj also served as a Business Advisor to the Board of LakePoint Sports, a large-scale sports and entertainment destination development in Georgia. His involvement provided experience with destination-oriented development incorporating sports, hospitality, commercial, and related uses—an experience particularly relevant to the long-term vision for New England Sports Village.

Through his various investment and operating ventures, Pankaj has also participated in capital formation, investment evaluation, partnership structuring, and strategic business planning. He brings an investor's perspective together with hands-on operating and development experience.

As a Board Advisor of NESV, Pankaj brings his visionary capabilities and guidance contributing to the project's real estate development strategy, with particular focus on hospitality and hotel development, strategic investments, development partnerships, and long-term asset value creation.

Pankaj holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Resource Management. He has been a member of APICS since 1988 and holds the CPIM professional designation.

His combination of Fortune 500 executive experience and hands-on real estate and hospitality investment experience provides NESV with a practical and institutional perspective as the project advances its next phase of development.