Sri Divakaruni
Vice President Of Global Business Development at University of Connecticut
Greater Hartford United States
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Top SchoolSri Divakaruni is a seasoned technology and business development executive with decades of experience building commercial value from deep R&D across aerospace, defense, clean energy and IT sectors. Currently VP of Global Business Development at Rhizome Network, he specializes in open innovation and has a track record of monetizing IP and launching adjacent-market growth—his teams delivered over $350M in signings while founding UTC’s Innovation Business Development. A former IBM executive, he led initiatives like the “Smarter Energy” framework and early big-data analytics plays that presaged offerings such as Watson. He combines technical grounding (B.Tech IIT Madras; M.S. RPI) with dealcraft—board experience with Vionx Energy and multiple technology licensing wins for defense and commercial platforms. Known for translating advanced materials, microelectronics and software research into pragmatic solutions, he also mentors startups as Entrepreneur in Residence at UConn. Outside work he balances strategy with active pursuits—golf, skiing, kayaking and international reading habits that shape his global perspective.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology MadrasM.S., Electronics, M.S., Electronics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Github Skills (2)
installer3
pantheon3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
rhizomenet/priceli-bookmarklet
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:38 commits, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
pantheon-systems/terminus-installer
Apr 2022 - May 2024
Installer for Pantheon Terminus
Contributions:1 comment, 1 issue in 2 years 1 month
terminusinstallerpantheongtk3
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