Nruthya Madappa is the Managing Partner of The CoWrks Foundry — an early stage accelerator for Indian startups that unites academia, industry, and government. Madappa invests in diverse founding teams and helps them transform their growth through targeted, operation coaching and industry-specific guidance. In her 8 year career, Madappa has worked with nonprofit and for-profit social ventures and has led global teams across healthcare, education, tech, strategy, and finance. Madappa graduated from Stanford University with BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and holds an MBA from Harvard business school.