S. Ramprasad (or Ram as he’s known) has over three decades of tech industry experience, leading multi-faceted product engineering and digital transformation across industries, geographies and sectors. As President of UST Product Engineering (UST PE), has built UST PE, a global product engineering services organization that develops market-winning technology products for enterprise customers, and Independent Software Vendors (ISV). Prior to this,he headed Information Technology for a global leader that manufactures auto components for automobile companies across the world. He was instrumental in building and implementing several cutting-edge enterprise solutions including the creation of online B2C and B2B e-commerce sites during the dotcom days. Ram has a master’s degree in Science (Mathematics) and an MBA in Finance.With a keen interest to develop the broad technology and academia ecosystem, Ram is on the advisory committees and boards of several Indian and global industry bodies and academic institutions. Charter Member of TIE, PunePast Chairman, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Pune. Member, National Executive Committee of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. Past President, SEAP (Software Exporters Association of Pune) Former Member of the Advisory board at the department of cyber systems, University of Nebraska, Kearney.Member Board of Studies, Dept. of Mathematics, Fergusson College, Pune.Advisory board Member, School of Science, MIT-WPU, Pune.He has special fondness for young students and early professionals and enjoys spending time in mentoring and coaching them. He enjoys reading fiction, listening to classic rock and Indian classical music, and running during weekends. A motor head and a cinephile.