Hailing from India, Suraj V. Meiyur brings over 20 years of experience spanning IT and K–12 education. During his corporate career with companies such as Infosys, Wipro, Satyam, and Pitney Bowes, he led large, multi-million-dollar IT delivery portfolios for global clients including GlaxoSmithKline, Coca-Cola, Novartis, and other Fortune 500 organizations. He was recently honored as IT Professional of the Year by the Hyderabad Management Association.

A committed social entrepreneur, Suraj has co-authored 17 life-skills books for school students and invented ProGame, a cardboard-based, computer-free coding tool for underprivileged learners, for which a patent has been granted in India. These innovations have reached over 250,000 students and 10,000 teachers nationwide. His startup has received multiple national and international awards, including recognition from MIT Solve, Dell India, and Google India. Their newest solution equips students with visual impairments in 21st century skills such as coding, AI and more.