Shantanu Thada

Shantanu Thada is a skilled engineering professional currently serving as Chief of Staff to the CTO at Pixxel, where responsibilities include supporting engineering operations, managing vendor relationships, and accelerating satellite development cycles. With previous experience at Shell as a Project Engineer and Project Services Engineer, Shantanu enabled risk-based decision-making and delivered comprehensive project services across various business lines. Academic contributions at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, included mentoring students and serving as a Teaching Assistant, alongside research on turbomachinery design and radiation modeling as part of a master's thesis. Shantanu holds a Dual Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.