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Strategy, engineering and governance experience — from diplomacy and global consulting to building and scaling technology companies.

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Dr. B. M. Vinod KumarChairman

Dr. B. M. Vinod Kumar

A respected retired IFS Officer, Dr. Vinod Kumar holds a PG Diploma in International Relations and is an MBBS, MS (General Surgery). In his many years of service he has been Ambassador of India, Acting High Commissioner of India and Consul General of India. His experience, expertise and humility continue to inspire everything we do at Quantana.

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Vishal KumarFounder and CEO

Vishal Kumar

Vishal simplifies AI for business leaders and is a Claude expert. He has taught AI strategy to business leaders at London Business School, spoken as an industry practitioner (guest speaker) at Carnegie Mellon University, and trained 10,000+ professionals in AI, design thinking and storytelling. An IIM Bangalore alumnus (PGP 2012) and Deputy Director of the IIMB Alumni Association, he spent years in enterprise sales, including AUD 20M+ as a Strategic Account Manager at Mphasis. Raised across Germany, Algeria, Malaysia, Uzbekistan and India, he can jump into almost any industry and find a clear path forward. He also serves as a fractional Chief AI Officer and adviser to several companies, from enterprises to startups.

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Ramesh EmandiCo-Founder and CTO

Ramesh Emandi

Ramesh holds an MSIT from IIIT Hyderabad and a B.Tech in Information Technology. Having been an architect, lead and developer at multiple IoT, AI/ML and mobile app firms, he is the backbone of technology operations at Quantana and does everything it takes to make things happen.

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Dr. Bhanu Prakash Reddy VarlaBoard Member & Director, Strategy

Dr. Bhanu Prakash Reddy Varla

Bhanu helps large enterprises turn a vision of the future into a practical technology strategy. An alumnus of Osmania University, IIT Bombay and IIM Bangalore, with a postdoctoral degree from the Birla Institute, he founded Bartronics India Limited, which led India’s early move into barcodes, RFID, IoT and smart cards and supported large identity programmes including UIDAI Aadhaar. He is also Partner and Director of Growth and Strategy at Plural Technology, chairs TiE Grad globally, and mentors founders as a Professor of Practice.

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Vamshi PanjalaCo-Founder and Chief Growth Officer

Vamshi Panjala

Vamshi is a two-time founder and IIM Bangalore alum with deep expertise in scaling SaaS, retail tech and AI-powered automation. He leads global growth at Quantana, helping businesses adopt AI agents and digital solutions that are fast, scalable and customer-centric.

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