BRITE ’21 SPEAKERS: RAJESH ANANDAN

RAJESH ANANDAN

Co-Founder and CEO
Ultranauts

Rajesh Anandan is an impact entrepreneur and growth architect. He is the co-founder and CEO of Ultranauts, a quality engineering firm with employees in 25 states across the U.S., 75% of whom are on the autism spectrum. Named a Fast Company World Changing Idea and MIT SOLVE Challenge Winner, Ultranauts is reimagining how a company hires talent, manages teams and develops careers. Rajesh is also the founder of UNICEF Kid Power, which launched the world's first Wearable-for-Good and was named a TIME 25 Best Invention. He began his career at Microsoft as a program manager, and then joined Bain & Company where he focused on business incubation and growth strategy. For the past decade, has worked in the impact sector, including setting up and running UNICEF Ventures. Rajesh has a BSc and MEng in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from MIT with concentrations in Artificial Intelligence, Systems Dynamics and Economics.