Summary
Mrityunjay Kumar is an Associate Professor at BITS Pilani WILP and a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years across startups and multinationals, blending deep product, engineering and payments experience. He has led global teams at Microsoft and Zenoti to build large-scale billing and payments platforms and later ran payments as VP & GM, demonstrating both strategic and operational ownership. Currently completing a PhD in Computer Science Education, he focuses on accelerating early-career engineers’ productivity through a research-backed methodology he applies as an independent consultant. His background spans geographies (China, US, India) and domains (fintech, e-learning), and he pairs entrepreneurial instincts with formal training from IIT Delhi and an executive program at UW Foster. Mrityunjay’s uncommon combination of hands-on R&D, product leadership and pedagogy equips him to influence industry, academia and policy in higher education. Based in Hyderabad, he often translates research insights directly into company training and curriculum design to shorten time-to-impact for new hires.
11 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)
Delhi Public School, Bokaro Steel City
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
Executive Development Program Strategy and Leadership, Executive Development Program Strategy and Leadership at UW Foster School of Business
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan