Board Members


Governing Board Role Name/Position of Member Representative Role as Suggested by DST
Chairperson Prof N. Kishore Babu, Registrar, Andhra University Head of the HI
Convener Prof H. Purushottam, Principal Investigator, NIDHI-TBI; Chair Professor, Center for IPR, AU Patent Expert/Consultant
Member Prof G. Saibushana Rao, Principal, AU College of Engineering Representative of HI
Member Mr. Praveen Sankhala, Head, Management Consulting, Indigenius Alumni Entrepreneur
Member Mr. Narendra Nerla, COO, Inspirage IT Solutions Member of industry associations - CII, ITAAP, ITE Vizag
Member Mr. Ramesh Kelam, FCA Expert from financial institution
Member Mr. Alok Maheswari Startup ecosystem expert
Member Mr. Kiran Korivi, Director, Alcove Partners Investor
Member Dr. Surya Kumar, CEO, SSIIE-TBI, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam Head of nearest TBI
Member Representative, NSTEDB, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India NSTEDB - DST Representative
Member Prof A. Krishna Manjiri Pawar Member, Institutions Innovation Council, AU