Pooja Kandikonda

Pooja Kandikonda has a diverse professional background, having worked in a variety of roles since 2017. Pooja began their career as Co-Founder & President of the Minnesota Science Business Association. In 2018, they worked as a Research Assistant at both the Heilbronner Lab and the Gewirtz Lab, as well as a Research Assistant at Cajal Cortical Circuits. In 2019, they were a Business Associate at Techstars. In 2020, they were an Analyst at 2048 Ventures. From 2021 to 2022, they worked as a Part-Time Product Manager at River Health and a Product Operations Associate at Medly. Currently, they are a Product Operations Manager at Axuall, Inc. During their time at Healthcare.mn, they improved Minneapolis as a healthcare innovation hub through events to support companies.

Pooja Kandikonda attended Wayzata High School from 2012 to 2016, and then went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience and Business Management from the University of Minnesota between 2016 and 2019.