Pranabesh Dash

Pranabesh Dash has worked at a number of companies since 1998. Pranabesh began their career at Delsoft (I) Pvt. Ltd, where they worked as a Software Engineer. In 1998, Delsoft was acquired by IKOS Systems, where they continued to work as a Software Engineer. In 2001, they joined Mentor Graphics (0in) as a Senior Software Engineer. Pranabesh was responsible for parsing and synthesis of assertions for the 0in tool, as well as RTL symbol connectivity graph creation. In 2006, they moved to Intel Corporation as a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer/Component Design Engineer. Pranabesh was responsible for Pre-Si Validation, and was also the Technical Leader for FPGA based emulation platforms for SoCs. In 2015, they became Co-Founder & CEO of Xenia Cities, an online platform for Travelers to Search, Browse and Book City Experiences. In 2017, they joined NetworkFinancials Inc as an Advisory Board Member. Pranabesh is currently working as the Founder of Xplorazzi since 2019.

Pranabesh Dash has a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Pranabesh then went on to pursue a MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lastly, they received an M.S. in Engineering and Technology Management from Portland State University. Additionally, they have obtained certifications from NASSCOM and Stanford Seed in 2022.