Sid is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, and hold degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Columbia University. Most recently, Sid co-founded a technology company, where he got the company off the ground and raised $20 million in capital for the venture. Prior to this, he worked in the startup world, and began his career in management consulting at Oliver Wyman in New York.

While at HBS, Sid was closely involved with in the Cambridge/ Boston entrepreneurial eco-system and the energy clubs at HBS and MIT. He interned with several venture capital firms during HBS including Khosla Ventures and Applied Ventures. He was judging director for the MIT Clean Energy Prize, and organized the MIT Energy Night.