Mahankali Srinivas Rao & Karuna Rao

Srinivas Rao Mahankali (MSR) is a seasoned entrepreneur and educator with over 37 years of experience in the IT industry, entrepreneurship, and innovation leadership. He co-founded Aujas Networks, a cybersecurity firm acquired by NSEIT, and was part of the founding team at Network Solutions (Netsol), acquired by IBM.
MSR served as the CEO of T-Hub from October 2021 to October 2024, leading the organization to become a prominent innovation hub in India. He has also been the CEO of the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME), focusing on empowering micro-entrepreneurs. Currently, he holds adjunct professorships at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and IIM Raipur, and advises the Bower School of Entrepreneurship and Abyro Capital, a USD 25 million early-stage venture capital fund. Additionally, MSR contributes pro bono to initiatives like ICollab and the Touch-A-Life Foundation.