Kali Bhogaraju graduated from BITS Pilani (Goa, ’12), and has a Master’s in Business Administration. He has since furthered his career in the domain of Fintech, a long-held interest of his.
Chandralekha Motati graduated from BITS Pilani (Hyderabad, '12) with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering. She was a part of the first BITS Hyderabad batch. She holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Now a Product Manager at YouTube after six years at Google, Ms. Motati shared how she went from tech roles to product management, highlighting how exploring various fields led her to her true passion.
Prachi Khadkikar, a (Dubai, ’14) graduate of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) program at BITS Pilani, has carved a unique path from engineering to business. She is the Founder and CEO at The Aloha Bump; she is currently working as a Project Manager with The Tpod Technologies, handling digital 360 projects with effective solutions and strategic planning.
Aditya Saxena is a graduate in BE Computer Science (Dubai, ‘23). Aditya founded Upskillr.ai, an LLM-based B2B SaaS venture, in his junior year at BITS Pilani.
Dr. Bhuvanesh Awasthi is a graduate of BITS Pilani (Pilani, ‘03), a distinguished behavioral Scientist and transdisciplinary Leader in the science-policy-diplomacy space. He works with the Canadian Federal Government in Ottawa, applying cognitive, behavioral, and neuroscience research to design and implement evidence-informed policy interventions.
Diya Susan Thomas, a graduate of BITS Pilani (Hyderabad. ‘24) with a M.Sc. in Biological Sciences and a B.E. in Electrical and Electronics, has demonstrated remarkable dedication to research and innovation. Her journey encompasses internships at prestigious institutions like CSIR, Kyoto University, and the University of Pittsburgh
Mr. Praful Jain graduated from BITS Pilani (Pilani, ‘11) with a dual degree in Mathematics, and Electronics and Electrical Engineering. He later earned his Master’s in Nanotechnology and Electrical Science from the University of California, San Diego.
Meet Srujan Reddy Yara, Vice President of Quantitative Research at JP Morgan. An alumnus of BITS Pilani (Pilani, ‘17) pursued Chemical Engineering. He is now leading the Quantitative Research team from the forefront.
Shishir Joshipura, an alumnus of BITS (Pilani, ’83), holds a B.E. (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering and an Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School (2007), is the Managing Director and CEO of Praj Industries Ltd.