Sirous Wadia

Practice Director, K1 Operations

With over 15 years of deep expertise in customer success and executive leadership, Sirous leads strategic initiatives across portfolio companies as an Operating leader at K1 Investment Management. At K1, he designs and delivers best practices in retention, expansion, churn forecasting, renewal optimization, and high-impact revenue strategies for enterprise software firms. Additionally, he oversees K1’s exclusive Accelerate program aimed at cultivating relationships with Fortune 500 leaders and innovators.

Prior to K1, Sirous held leadership roles at Adobe, where he oversaw the performance and engagement of customer-facing teams as well as other technology firms, including Marin Software, where he served as an early senior executive until their IPO. Sirous also sits on various company boards.Sirous brings a proven track record of scaling teams in high‑growth, private equity–backed environments.

He routinely speaks at major industry events—such as Gainsight Pulse 2023—where he shared practical tactics for preserving revenue and profitability in turbulent markets and at Cambridge University where he spoke about the responsible commercialization of Generative AI in Healthcare.

Thought leadership matters to Sirous: he frequently celebrates team wins at K1, including recognition in PrivateEquityCXO’s Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives. Sirous holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and degrees in Psychology and Biology from UCLA.