Jayanthi Narasimhan

Jayanthi Narasimhan has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Jayanthi is the Founder & CEO of WatchRx, Inc., a company that provides an all-in-one watch with phone and GPS to help the elderly take their medication on time and live independently. In this role, they researched the healthcare market and invented a smartwatch solution for medication adherence.

Prior to WatchRx, Narasimhan founded and served as CEO of Amethyst Software Technologies. Additionally, they worked as a Technology Consultant for a technology start-up, where they developed product concepts, requirements, and architecture for cloud application and SDN orchestration solution products. Jayanthi was recognized as a Mass Challenge semifinalist.

Narasimhan also has experience as the VP of Software Engineering at Velankani Information Systems and as the Director of Software Development at Parama Networks. At Parama Networks, they were a key decision-maker for software-related issues and led the software development for the company's next-generation Sonet system.

Earlier in their career, Narasimhan was the VP of Software Development at Opencon Systems, where they played a crucial role in product development, managed a large budget for engineering projects, and led software architecture and development for various product lines.

Overall, Jayanthi Narasimhan has a strong background in software development, leadership, and entrepreneurship in the technology industry.

Jayanthi Narasimhan completed their Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electrical Technology & Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) from 1979 to 1982. Jayanthi further pursued their Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, from 1982 to 1984.