Geetha Manjunath, PhD

Co-founder and CEO
NARAMAI Health Analytix, Bangalore, India

Dr. Manjunath is the Founder, CEO, and CTO of NIRAMAI Health Analytix, one of the most awarded startups from India. Geetha has led the company to develop a breakthrough AI solution for detecting early-stage breast cancer in a noninvasive radiation-free manner. She holds a PhD from Indian Institute of Science and Management education from Kellogg’s, Chicago. She has over 25 years of experience in IT innovation and has led multiple AI projects at Xerox Research and Hewlett Packard Labs. Before starting NIRAMAI in 2017, Geetha was a Lab Director for Data Analytics Research at Xerox India. Geetha has received many international and national recognition for her innovations and entrepreneurial work, including CSI Gold Medal and BIRAC WinER Award 2018. She received the Accenture Vahini Innovator of the Year Award from Economic Times and Women Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 award by BioSpectrum India and is on the Forbes List of Top 20 Self-Made Women 2020. Dr. Manjunath has 20 US patents and has some pending grants.