Ajit Prabhu is an Indian entrepreneur who is the Chairman and CEO of

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which he co-founded with Aravind Melligeri in 1997 at

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, New York. He hails from

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

city in the Indian state of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Early education

He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology in

and a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia w ...

. Did his second master's degree in Bio-Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York. During his earlier days, he worked at

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable en ...

’s Corporate Research and Development Center located in

, New York while working on power generation, aircraft engines, appliances and locomotive related engineering problems.

Positions held

* Member of Engineering School Advisory Council at Rensselaer. * Lifetime member of Livingston W. Houston 13 Society of Patroons of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. *

Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

, UK.

Awards and honours

* Inducted into the Old Dominion Strome Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame in Nov 2019

References

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