Priya is an Indian entrepreneur with ventures across India and San Francisco. She went to school for Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering. She has 7 years of experience working with several aspects of a hardware business, including sales, prototyping, and product design. She was the founding CEO of Arduino's India office. She has worked on wearable technology in San Francisco with Luxottica's R&D. She loves new challenges and takes an active interest in mentoring her fellow women in technology. Priya has a working knowledge of product prototyping, component selection, Arduino and analog electronics. She also has scripting knowledge of python and javascript. She believes in taking a platform-agnostic approach to new product design. Her core strength is her out-of-the-box creativity. Priya's pioneering work in kickstarting the maker movement of India was recognized worldwide. She has been named as one of the 12 Indian women in technology making a difference, by CampusDiaries, India. She is the recipient of Silicon Valley’s prestigious Rajeev Circle Fellowship, Draper University Fellowship, INK Fellowship and is a TEDx speaker. In 2018, she is a visiting faculty, teaching entrepreneurship and rapid-prototyping with Inven-To program by Collège des Ingénieurs, Italy.
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