Exhibit 31.1 

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 AND 15d-14

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Ronald Cogburn, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, of Exela Technologies, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Date: June 12, 2020

/s/ Ronald Cogburn

Name: Ronald Cogburn

Title: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)