Ravi is a postgraduate in Mechanical Engineering from JNTU-Hyderabad. An industry professional for 34 years, Ravi started his career in CPSU under the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India as Head of the Department. He then moved into the Battery Industry as a Chair in various positions of R&D, NPD, TOT, Industrialisation, etc. Indigenization and green technologies are the forte of his career. For him, Atria has a great vision for setting up the ‘Center of Excellence’ – which houses the latest battery research lab for prototyping/validation with industry interaction and delivering present technology trends in electrochemistry, and energy storage devices to students and professionals. Ravi’s passion for innovation and creative ideas with continuous learning would steer the Center of Excellence to greater heights at Atria University.