Advisory Council

The School Advisory Council serves as a Strategic Advisory Body for the School of Technology & AI and helps the Dean and Faculty align the school's Academic, Research and Industry engagement activities with global trends and stakeholder expectations.

Deenanath Harapanahalli

Board Member

Alumnus — Carnegie Mellon University, IISc
Former Country Head — Invesco India; former Chair of NASSCOM GIC Forum
Serial founder across startup studios, enterprise FACT-Ops platforms and India's leading cycling and wellness platform

Arvind Jeenoor

Director, Zdotapps

B.E. in Electronics & Communication and PMP-certified professional
30+ years of leadership experience across healthcare technology, mobility platforms, enterprise software and business transformation
Expert in product strategy, digital transformation, and innovation ecosystem building

Manjunath Navalagi

Director, FACT-Ops

B.E. in Computer Science
15+ years of experience in software engineering, product development, and technology leadership
CTO with expertise in product engineering, AI-driven automation, enterprise solutions, and large-scale technology delivery

Suresh Ramani

Head Development Office & Acting Vice-Chancellor

Alumnus — IIT Madras and IIM Bangalore
President — Sricity Education Foundation; former Chief Commercial Officer at DP World
3+ decades across supply chain, logistics and consulting with senior roles at TVS Supply Chain, TCS and Whirlpool

Sathishkumar Thangaiah

Deputy Dean — School of Technology & AI

Alumnus NIT (Trichy)
28+ years in higher education with leadership roles in AI, cloud computing and national accreditation initiatives
Published 15+ Scopus/Web of Science research papers and filed 3 patents