Prasanta Kumar Mahanta — Business Development Executive
Bridging the gap between Industry & Academia || Helping Universities to setup Autonomous People Mobility Labs, Supporting in Drive-by-Wire R&D Platforms & Autonomous R&D platforms. This is a multidisciplinary Lab where students can explore the Advanced Autonomous Technologies the Autonomous Industries are looking for. An Opportunity for the researchers to publish quality paper publications & get Research funding and open doors for the Startups and Incubation. Join hand with the present Industrial need. In my current role I help establish in Autonomous Vehicle Lab/ Driverless Vehicle Lab by providing required sensors, development kits, Research Platforms & Autonomous Buggy to suppot in research activities in the Campus, Faculty training, R&D support, and Student Internships and Support in real time industry projects. With leadership roles in Sales, Business Development and Strategy at IMS India's THE GATE ACADEMY, PEARSON India and STG International Ltd, I have built key partnerships, high-performing teams and impactful programs. I passionate about Industry Academia Collaborations, strive to create meaningful opportunities that empower students and drive innovation. Let’s connect to shape the future of education and technology!
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in educational technology and business development within the autonomous vehicle sector.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 21 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Business Development
- Sales Strategy
- Sales Leadership
- Education Management
- Teaching
Career Highlights
- Established Autonomous Vehicle Labs for academic research.
- Led high-performing teams in business development.
- Fostered industry-academia collaborations for innovation.
Work Experience
Virya Autonomous Technologies
Head Academics Initiatives(India) (1 yr 5 mos)
XCEL Corp
Director of Business Development (1 yr 4 mos)
IIHT Ltd
Account Director - Higher Education (8 mos)
IMS GATE ACADEMY
Sales Head - IMS GATE ACADEMY (7 mos)
THE GATE ACADEMY Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore
Associate Vice President - Sales & Marketing (3 yrs 8 mos)
Regional Head - Sales & Marketing (2 yrs 5 mos)
Pearson India
Senior Territory Manager (4 yrs 7 mos)
STG International Limited
Centre Manager (4 yrs 4 mos)
SSystems Quest Pvt Ltd
Center Manager (7 mos)
VEONIX INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
Project Coordinator (2 yrs 1 mo)
Education
B.E in Aeronautical at The Aeronautical Society of India, New Delhi