Santanu Paul

Santanu Paul
Residence Hyderabad, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater University of Michigan, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Occupation CEO and MD of TalentSprint
Spouse(s) Radha Rangarajan[1]
Website santanupaul.com

Santanu Paul is an entrepreneur, computer scientist, and edutainer. He is the co-founder and CEO of a startup called TalentSprint.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Santanu received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1995. He has a B.Tech in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and also attended the Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur. He is a recipient of the Rackham Pre-doctoral Fellowship, the IBM Canada Fellowship, the LaCroute Fellowship for Computing Sciences, and a National Talent Scholarship from the Indian Government.[5]

Career

Santanu co-founded TalentSprint, a for-profit, high-impact platform. He has led the gifted TalentSprint team to fifteen awards as well as multiple venture capital raises from Nexus Venture Partners and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)[6][7][8][9]

Earlier, Santanu served Virtusa Corporation as Senior Vice President for Global Delivery Operations. He also worked as Chief Technology Officer at Openpages and Viveca, both venture-backed technology firms based in Boston. He began his career at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. He is the author of twenty academic papers and an inventor on two United States patents.[3][10]

On occasion, he teaches entrepreneurship at the Indian Institute of Technology,[11] advises the Indian banking sector on technology trends and talent search, and conducts leadership clinics for corporate leaders. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and active as a column writer and public speaker.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Women 2.0 summit". SiliconIndia.com.
  2. ↑ "Talentsprint gets Rs 20 cr infusion from Nexus". moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Entrepreneurs must build businesses for customers, not investors: Santanu Paul". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "TalentSprint Raises $3.8 Million from Nexus Venture Partners". wsj.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Santanu Paul". hybiz.tv. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Come and Listen to Santanu Paul". tiesummit.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "A choice for aspiring bankers". thehindu.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "IITs get help to spruce up students' soft skills". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "IT skilling company TalentSprint to now train teachers". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Virtusa Corporation Promotes Santanu Paul to Head of Global Delivery Operations". businesswire.com. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Dr. Santanu Paul". idrbt.ac.in. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "SiliconIndia Leadership Summit". SiliconIndia.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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