Vijay Jayachandran

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Vijay is a Fortune50 trained senior executive with over two decades of experience in engineering, operations, marketing and strategy. He likes to sit at the intersection of infrastructure assets that power humanity, and digital technologies that can take them to the next level of performance.

• Ex-VP of Product Development from United Technologies Corporation / Otis Elevator Company.
• Consistent track record of using business innovation and lean execution to deliver top-line and bottom-line growth
• Shepherded numerous products through the full life cycle of concept, design, manufacture, installation and service
• Domain expertise in advanced simulation and analytics, electro-mechanical systems, sensing, industrial IoT, and smart buildings.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Masters and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware, Masters in Acoustics from Penn-State, and MBA with concentrations in Finance, Operations and Strategy from Carnegie Mellon University.

Mentor Experience: Product and Business Strategy, Technology Development, Program Management