Kishore and Meena Kothapalli

An alumnus of Hyderabad Public School, Institute of Technology – BHU and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Kishore has been a serial entrepreneur from 1988 to 2021. His journey encompassed building materials, retail, hospitality / real estate and financial technologies. All his work has been in building and scaling SMEs with some being more successful than others. In early 2021, on turning 60, Kishore hung up his boots in commercial businesses and decided to strike a new path as a Social Entrepreneur, working exclusively on a Not For Profit basis.
He is currently into “Engaged Philanthropy “ with the theme being maximizing social impact of the NGOs that he is working with. The second area of focus is bringing more of India’s successful people into this space. Third, he is actively mentoring a range of people in life and business skills based on his varied experiences. Kishore and Meena live in the outskirts of Hyderabad. They are blessed with a very supportive family of two children, their spouses and 3 grandkids.