Pradeep Shantharam

Pradeep Shantharam is currently serving as a Mentor and Speaker at Techstars since December 2023, contributing expertise to one of the leading venture capital and accelerator programs. Previously, Pradeep has held the position of VP/GM, Global Sales at Prezent since December 2021, focusing on enhancing presentation productivity for enterprise teams. With an extensive background in strategy and operations at Cisco from January 2016 to December 2021, Pradeep advanced through various roles including Director of Strategy and Planning and Business Development Manager. Prior experience includes managerial roles at Deloitte and Mu Sigma, where Pradeep led teams in analytical problem-solving for major corporate clients. Educational qualifications include a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela.