I’m an education technology researcher and entrepreneur working at the intersection of emerging technologies, learning, and social impact. My work focuses on building AI-powered tools that make learning more engaging, accessible, and meaningful: especially in public schools, vocational programs, and underserved communities. I'm currently Vice President at Macmillan Learning's Innovation Labs group, where I lead work on AI, XR, and emerging technology in K-12 and higher education. Previously, I was the co-founder and CEO of Inspirit (acquired by Avantis Education in early 2026), a venture-backed startup building immersive, AI-enabled VR tools to train students in K12 and vocational settings. We raised over $9 million from leading investors including the founders of Yahoo and Oculus, with strategic partnerships with Meta, Snap, and the NFL. At our peak in late 2025, Inspirit sustained one of the largest XR programs in U.S. K-12 education. I'm also the co-founder of MakerGhat, one of India's (and the world’s) largest makerspace networks. Launched in Mumbai in December 2018, MakerGhat now reaches over 2 million youth across 10,000+ schools in six Indian states--activating hands-on learning and grassroots innovation at scale. I earned my Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from Stanford University as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, and my B.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech. I’m currently a Visiting Research Scholar at Stanford's Graduate School of Education, where I study the nuanced impacts of AI and XR on learning and youth agency. My work has been featured in Nature, Freakonomics, and The Indian Express, and recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30, Ashoka Fellowship, Schmidt Futures, MIT SOLVE, SXSW EDU, Georgia Tech 40 Under 40, and the Exploratorium Osher Program. Beyond my primary roles, I serve on the boards of MakerGhat and Mantra4Change USA, and advise a range of organizations working at the frontier of AI and education. This includes The Convergence Foundation, shaping AI policy and ecosystem development in South Asia; Shikha Labs, building AI tools for teachers and students across India; and the Exploratorium's Glassroom Initiative, where I think about how informal learning spaces can meet the AI moment for students in California. I've also been lucky to give back to the research community as a reviewer for NSF panels (RITEL, RETTL) and ACM venues including CHI, DIS, and CSCW, and as a mentor at Stanford GSE's Education Entrepreneurship Hub. At the heart of it all, I’m driven to reimagine learning ecosystems--where young people everywhere can experiment, build, and learn with the tools of the future. Outside of work, you'll usually find me on a trail somewhere, playing a Carnatic keerthanam on my violin, or in my kitchen making sambar for weekend brunch.