Rajeev Ranjan is a Senior Director at Synopsys and is a seasoned veteran in the Electronic Design Automation industry. Earlier he had worked at multiple start-ups including his role as CTO of Jasper Design Automation that got acquired by Cadence Design Systems in 2014.

Dr. Ranjan has been a long time resident of Silicon Valley and has been quite active with the IIT Kanpur and Pan-IIT related activities for over 15 years including a stint as the president of IIT Kanpur Silicon Valley chapter.

Dr.Ranjan received his MS degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned his doctrate from the University of California at Berkeley. He also holds an MBA degree from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.

Jai Rawat is currently the Founder and CEO of Zinrelo, a SaaS-based loyalty rewards platform. Jai is a successful serial entreprepreneur and has founded multiple companies including Obongo (acquired by AOL) and Mojo Networks (acquired by Arista). Jai has been actively involved with IITK, Pan IIT and TiE Silicon Valley for over 20 years. He is a past president of IIT Kanpur Silicon Valley Chapter, founding member of Pan IIT and was on the board of TiE Silicon Valley and also the TiEcon conference convener several times.

Jai actively mentors young entrepreneurs and also serves on many advisory boards. Jai earned his BTech degree in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur and MS in Computer Science from Iowa State University. He has been awarded 19 technology patents.

Kapil is a seasoned fundraising professional with close to 20 years of proven leadership and rich experience of working with diverse stakeholders and organisations across; Higher Education, Non-Profit and Banking sectors. He is skilled in creating and implementing fundraising strategies, building organisations from scratch, building relationships, business development, securing high value philanthropic gifts, CSR, mass market fundraising, people development, stakeholder management, sales, and P&L management.

Mr. Kaul has rich, multi-sectoral experience of working with some of the leading brands across the domains of banking, non-profit and higher education. His professional journey started with HDFC Bank where he joined as a part of the first batch of management trainees. He went on to work with brands like ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Save the Children, and Indian Institute for Human Settlements. His last professional assignment was with IIT Bombay where he was leading the Development Office of the Institute.

Mr. Kaul is a management graduate from University of Mumbai and completed his undergraduate degree in commerce from Hindu College, Delhi University.

Vinod is currently the Head of Emerging Technology at Citi Ventures Studio where he develops new products and services that drive economic vitality for people and communities. Prior to Citi Ventures Vinod was at KPMG, where he led the emerging technology scouting function to create new growth options, direct investments, and accelerate innovation. Previously,Dr. Vinod was at PwC providing strategy consulting and M&A advice and leading thought leadership.Dr. Vinod started his career as a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. Dr. Vinod has been active with the IITK alumni community in the San Francisco Bay Area for over a decade, most frequently as the designer and builder of props for the annual Diwali Dhamaka competition with other IITs.

Dr.Vinod has a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, where he also serves as an industry coach for a graduate level project-based learning class (ME310).

Ratan Bajpai has over 20 years of experience working in the technology industry in large fortune 500 companies, research labs, as well as multiple startups. He has led several large scale technology projects in the area of Distributed Systems, IOT, Machine Learning / AI, Mobile, Web and Cloud Technologies. Ratan has co-founded a technology startup and has been a founding member in others with successful exit. He is a published author with publications in international conferences and multiple issued patents.

Ratan has been involved with the IITK US East Coast Chapter for over 20 years. He is the current President of the chapter and has led several organizational initiatives for social, technical and professional events. Ratan has helped create a framework for the IITK alumni in the US East Coast to network, come together and help each other.

Dr. Kantesh Balani is a full Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, which he has joined in July 2008. He earned his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Florida International University, Miami, FL, in 2007, followed by an year of post-doctoral research. He is recipient of several fellowships and prestigious awards such as Class of 2021 Fellow by ASM International (FASM), Fellow Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE) 2021, Fellow National Academy of Science India (FNASc) 2021, prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2016-17 by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, and Metallurgist of The Year 2016 (Metal Science) by Ministry of Steels, Govt. of India among others. He currently serves as the Dean of Resources & Alumni at IIT Kanpur.

Divya Yerraguntla brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to Sales and Marketing with a distinguished 25-year tenure in the Pharma industry. She is currently the Senior Vice President, Demand Generation and Sales Enablement at Syneos Health. Divya is a seasoned public speaker and chairperson on various pharma forums and conferences, where she shares her deep domain knowledge and expertise in strategic management, planning, and execution. She is also a triathlete, marathon runner, and classical Indian vocalist passionate about mentoring the next generation.

Divya grew up in IITK campus and has been involved in various alumni activities at the east and the west coast. She considers IITK as part of her identity and is excited to be a part of IITKanpur's next transformative chapter.

Abhay K. Bhushan is one of the most esteemed alumni of the institute. Credited with authoring the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and early versions of e-mail protocols, he is referred to as the Internet pioneer. He is a co-holder of 12 US patents on semiconductor drying and cleaning technologies. He has also mentored a host of start-up ventures in the USA. In 2006, IIT Kanpur conferred upon him the Distinguished Alumnus Award for excellence in entrepreneurship and his philanthropic work. "Success is often being in the right place at the right time. However, one has to seize the opportunities both visible and latent."

Mr. Abhay Bhushan obtained his B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1965 following which he went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to pursue Masters in EE and a Masters in Management as well. It is there that he got involved with some path-breaking work. While serving as a member of the research staff for M.I.T.'s Project MAC from 1967 to 1974, he worked on building the first network which almost 10-15 years later branched and flowered into the internet.

Deepak Bhagat is one of the most respectable alumni of the Institute who has played a pivotal role in forging strong ties between the Institute and its alumni. He is one of the founding members of the IITK Foundation that raises funds for the Institute in the USA. He is also the founder of the west-coast chapter of the IITK Alumni Association in Silicon Valley and takes an active interest in mentoring and helping young alumni.

Deepak Bhagat received his B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1973 from IIT Kanpur and further went on to complete his Masters in Science with specialization in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland in 1977.

Mr. Bhagat is a high technology leader with over 45 years of diverse experience of working in Silicon Valley. Throughout his career, he has worked with some of the biggest technologies and products that have set industry directions and generated billions of dollars in revenues. In 2001, IIT Kanpur conferred upon him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in recognition of his outstanding managerial skills and his contributions towards building institute-alumni relationships of a high order.

Ram B. Misra is Professor of Management and Information Systems in the School of Business at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA. Prior to joining Montclair State University, Dr. Misra was an Executive Director at Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bell Communications Research). He has over 20 years of telecom industry experience that spans Bell Labs, and Bell Communications Research. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Before joining Bell Labs, he taught as an assistant professor at Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. Also, he earned an Executive MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma) from Columbia School of Business, Columbia University, New York. Dr. Misra has published in IEEE Transactions, the International Journal of Management Research, the International Journal of Production Research, the Naval Logistics Review and the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, the Journal of IT Cases and Applications, the Journal of Information Technology and Applications, the International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, the i-Manger?s Journal of Management, the Information Technology Journal, and The Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.

Sumeet Singal is a Managing Director at Citgroup Inc. based in New York. He is a seasoned corporate & investment banking professional with operational experience across multiple industries and adept at interacting with senior executives, providing capital raising and corporate finance advisory.

Sumeet is also an active member of IITK East Coast Chapter for many years and a long time resident of New York City. He is also currently leading the effort to organize an inaugural alumni event in NYC later this month.

Sheo Jha experience across multiple industries including regulatory, consulting, product development, higher education, and entrepreneurship. Expertise in business, technical, compliance, and regulatory aspects of risk management, governance, information security and data privacy.

Vipin Agarwal is currently the Founder of Global-Launch Partners, a platform to help venture-funded businesses expand internationally. He is a serial entrepreneur, Venture Capital investor, and advisor with extensive experience working across Southeast Asia, Europe and US. He has also served on the boards of several companies, including DRS Logistics, National Stock Exchange of India, Intas Biopharmaceuticals, Mylo, Kredily, Rubicon Research and BVG. Vipin was an Advisor to the Government of India to create, launch and raise funds for its Digital Literacy Mission (now renamed as PM Grameen Disha). More than 60 million Indians have been trained and certified through this program so far. He has also volunteered his time for IIT Kanpur alumni initiatives extensively in the past. He was part of the early teams that set up business incubators at IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Kanpur.