People who've been there.
Each edition of Launchpad brings a carefully curated panel of professionals — doctors, founders, professors and industry leaders — with roots in the host city.
Krishna built a boutique forensic analytics firm from the ground up, supporting law firms and corporates on multi-million dollar disputes across the US and India. With 18 years at Deloitte and beyond, he brings a global view of what data-driven careers look like — and what it truly means to build something of your own.
Dharani Kanth is a rare combination — engineer turned public policy leader. After starting at Infosys and serving with Teach For India, he earned an MPA from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS Singapore. He now serves as Director for Textiles, Apparel & Footwear at the Government of Telangana.
Sai is one of India's brightest young management researchers, studying corporate governance, CSR, and entrepreneurship at IIM Bangalore. His path from Sri Sathya Sai Institute to an IIM-A PhD to a faculty role at IIMB shows exactly what a research career can look like for students who dare to pursue it.
Dr. Shravan is a Tirupati-based paediatrician and neonatologist with over a decade of clinical experience at Rainbow Children's Hospital, Columbia Asia and Ovum Hospitals. He now leads The Family Tree Hospitals in Tirupati, combining cutting-edge neonatal care with a parent-first approach.
Dr. Ramesh is a practicing oncologist with 14 years of clinical experience, specialising in chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. As a former Assistant Professor at SVIMS Tirupati, he is uniquely positioned to advise students considering NEET and a medical career.
With over 10 years at Microsoft, Bharath leads large-scale program management in one of the world's most competitive tech environments. He brings rare insight into what it takes to build a tech career from scratch — from engineering fundamentals to product strategy, and how an ISB MBA can unlock unexpected doors.
Rahul's career spans IBM, PwC, and now DraftKings in New York — one of America's fastest-growing tech companies. He brings a firsthand perspective on what it takes to build a career in the US tech industry — from an Indian engineering degree to a New York office.