Ajitesh Basani

Artist, Business leader, Educator/Teacher

I am from Bangalore, India. I have lived all my life here pretty much. I studied Industrial Engineering and Management from MSRIT, Bengaluru. Then I went on to pursue a Masters Degree in Sustainable energy from Santa Clara University, USA. At Santa Clara, I was part of the SCU Energy Club. Volunteered for the Data Center Efficiency Summit 2014 at Santa Clara University. I was part of the organising team at VERGE, San Jose in 2015 under the GreenBiz Group. I have been a Teaching Assistant- Grader for the graduate students for one of my courses, Wind Energy Engineering at Santa Clara University. I also was a teaching assistant for undergrad students at SCU which was Energy Systems Design. It was a fun experience. I have installed solar rooftop panels in San Jose with GRID Alternatives, which was a unique experience. Prior to SCU, I Interned in India at companies like L&T Komatsu, Cafe Coffee Day, Nagarjuna Hydro Energy Pvt Ltd, and Greenko. I have a certification from MSME on Solar Photovoltaic Technology. I was part of The StartUp Experience at SCU in 2015. That was an intense but exciting workshop. I have completed an executive education course at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on 'Higher Education Leadership Program' in 2016. I have recently completed an executive education program on'Digital Transformation Strategy' from Haas School of Business at UC Berekely. I currently look into the administration and digital setup of ABBS and other higher ed institutions under Samagra Shikshana Samithi Trust, Bangalore.

Art, design, and education. I am particularly passionate about K-12 education, fitness and technology.

business, education, sustainability

When I watched Ken Robinson's 'Do schools kill creativity?' a long long time ago. That was an extraordinary talk. That was the talk that drew me towards watching more talks on TED.

Tennis and Painting