Mani Kishore Vajipeyajula

Mani Kishore Vajipeyajula has a diverse work experience. Mani Kishore began their career in 2002 as a Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant at the University of Delaware, where they worked on OFDM based clustered multi-carrier covert mobile system design. In 2004, they joined Qualcomm as an RF SW Engineering, where they worked on RF Systems Software Engineering, RF Device Drivers, and accompanying HW engineering and mobile factory tools for 2G, WCDMA (3G) and LTE (4G) technologies. Mani Kishore also led cross-functional teams in the design, development, testing and commercialization activities of mobile technologies including key embedded mobile features in Apple iPad and iPhone product lines. In 2013, they became the Co-Founder & CEO of Banyan Nation, a high technology social venture that takes an integrated approach to recycling & waste management. Mani Kishore's mission is to minimize environmental impacts through technology solutions that encourage source segregation and maximize landfill diversion.

Mani Kishore Vajipeyajula completed their BTech in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal between 1998 and 2002. Mani Kishore then went on to obtain their MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Delaware between 2002 and 2004. Afterwards, they attended the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley to earn their MBA in Entrepreneurship from 2011 to 2013. Mani Kishore then followed this up with an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Columbia Business School between 2011 and 2013.