About Speaker:

GIRISH NAIR is the Founder & CEO of Curiosity Gym. Curiosity Gym is an educational organization that provides curriculum and runs experiential learning Innovation Hubs is schools. Prior to founding Curiosity Gym, Mr. Nair was CEO at Netcore, India's leading email and mobile technology platform service provider and also a Partner at Tandem Capital a Silicon Valley based seed capital fund where he mentored entrepreneurs. 

Mr. Nair has worked in Silicon Valley, USA for over fifteen years at technology companies like Siebel, Webvan and Intel in senior engineering management roles prior to his return to India 15 years ago. At both Intel and Webvan, he was one of the youngest Program Managers, tasked with automation of large integrated robotic systems for material handling within Intel’s factories and Webvan’s distribution centres. 

Mr. Nair has a Bachelor’s in Engineering from IIT Bombay, a Masters in Industrial Engineering from Virginia Tech and also studied Engineering Management at Stanford. In his second innings, at Curiosity Gym he would like to create a platform for kids, youth and adults to have fun while learning. 

Mr. Nair’s hobbies are biking, basketball and playing frisbee with his sons and dog Leo.