Candidate:

Mr. AI Wellness Project

About Me:

I’m an EMBA candidate at UCLA Anderson with 20+ years of experience leading technical sales and client operations across Asia and the U.S. I’ve grown teams, nurtured partnerships, and rebuilt my career from scratch after moving countries twice.

Beyond the boardroom, I’m building Ventiit, an AI-powered emotional wellness companion born from a deeply personal journey. I believe in the power of small conversations, leading with empathy, and staying humble while dreaming big.

Whether it’s launching a startup, mentoring young professionals, or organizing class meetups over coffee, I show up with the same intent: to help people feel seen, heard, and supported.

Schools:

Target School: UCLA Anderson

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Application Status: Accepted

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Madras

Undergrad Major: Engineering (Electrical & Electronics)

GPA: 3.0

GMAT:

Age: 42, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: Founder, Ventiit (AI-Powered Emotional Wellness Companion) Launched a nonprofit AI project that offers an empathetic, multilingual listening companion for users navigating emotional distress. This passion project blends tech and heart, inspired by my own leadership journey and personal loss and aims to create a safe, stigma-free space for mental wellness. | Student Leader, UCLA Anderson EMBA ’26 Actively involved in strengthening community through peer support, content-sharing platforms, and class-wide engagement. Initiatives include building a private app for the cohort to share personal milestones, and driving podcast-style conversations to spotlight high performers and extract leadership insights. | Mentor & Career Advisor (Southeast Asia) Over the years, I’ve mentored young professionals in India and Singapore navigating early-career challenges, especially in engineering and construction. I guide them on cross-border career pivots, soft skill development, and values-based leadership.

Work History:

Title: Growth & Operations Lead

Industry: Engineering

Company: SME

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 6 mos

Title: Director

Industry: Engineering

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 10 yrs, 11 mos

Big Life Wins:

One of my proudest wins was helping scale a regional engineering firm across Southeast Asia, growing it from a small team to a multimillion-dollar business over 13 years while building deep, lasting client relationships.

More recently, I took a leap to start over in the U.S., balancing a full-time role, an EMBA at UCLA Anderson, and the launch of Ventiit, an AI-powered emotional wellness companion designed to help people feel heard when it matters most.

Post MBA Goal:

After earning my MBA, I aim to pivot into a global client management or strategic account leadership role within a large multinational, ideally in the infrastructure, data center space. Bring together my technical background, cross-regional experience, and strategic mindset to drive long-term partnerships and scalable impact. On a personal level, I also hope to grow Ventit, my nonprofit AI wellness project, into a platform that makes emotional support more accessible, especially for those who suffer in silence.