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Author Archives: Ramesh Jagannathan
Ramesh Jagannathan is the Managing Director of startAD, the global accelerator at NYU Abu Dhabi. Ramesh is an entrepreneurial technologist specializing in leading global teams, converting abstract concepts into tangible and marketable technologies in a short time frame.
Since 2010, Ramesh has led the focus on innovation and entrepreneurship at NYU Abu Dhabi. He believes in the UAE’s ability to evolve rapidly into giving Silicon Valley a run for its money, through a focus on addressing the needs of the 21st century middle class. Previously Ramesh spent 30 years at Eastman Kodak in the US and the UK, which culminated in a prestigious appointment as Research Fellow at Kodak Research Labs. He also received the Kodak Distinguished Inventor Award.
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