Avaneesh Misra has extensive experience in sales and business development, currently serving at Infosys since December 2012. Prior to Infosys, Avaneesh held roles in program and portfolio management at Cyient from 2005 to 2012, as an onsite manager at Pratt & Whitney from 2008 to 2010, and as a scientist at the Gas Turbine Research Establishment from 2003 to 2005. Avaneesh's academic background includes a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Strategy from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Silchar, and completion of the Finance Leadership Program in Corporate Finance at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, along with earlier education in physical sciences and the arts.