Prasanna V.R. is the Executive Director of Sikshana Foundation and is responsible for Sikshana operations. Under his stewardship Sikshana has grown from 49 schools to the over 1000 schools in 4 years. Prior to Sikshana, he was the Founder CEO of Softrends, Inc. USA for 10 years, where he designed Transaction Processing Software Systems. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from S. J. College of Engineering, Mysore and a Master's in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
After 17 years in USA, Prasanna decided to relocate to India, where he is putting his energy and talent to use in a different area: making a difference in the lives of the less fortunate. This is not a new area for him—while in the USA, Prasanna had worked with various NGOs in India. In 2005, he co-founded Pragathi, with a few like-minded individuals in Austin, Texas, with a goal of funding deserving NGO’s in India. Through Pragathi, a number of projects have been executed around Mysore and Bangalore.
