Srivardhini Jha appointed as NSRCEL chief at IIM Bangalore; aims to improve entrepreneurial ecosystem

She has industry background in leading initiatives to build innovation/ entrepreneurship capacity in the local ecosystem and has pursued rigorous and practice-relevant research.

Before joining IIM Bangalore, she worked as a researcher with the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics. She has a PhD in Corporate Strategy and Policy from IIM Bangalore, an MS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and a BTech in Information Science and Engineering from Bangalore University.

Prior to moving into academia, she held several senior managerial positions at Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Infosys.

“Entrepreneurship will play a major role in propelling India towards becoming a US $5 trillion economy. As a prominent center for entrepreneurial learning, NSRCEL is uniquely positioned to nurture and grow entrepreneurs and their ventures at scale and contribute to nation building. During my tenure, I would like to see NSRCEL make a significant positive impact on the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India,” she said.