Shyam Venkatesh

Dr. Venkatesh joined OAS in September of 2006.
He has extensive experience in technology and innovation, and management consulting.
He was formerly with Arthur D.
Little (ADL) where he was involved in the development of advanced clean energy technologies including emissions-control devices and systems, alternative fuel-based transportation and energy generation systems, biomass reactors and fuel cell systems.
While at ADL he also devised technology, product development, and market strategies for major global corporations as well as start-up companies.
He has served as a consultant to the DOE, DOD, the U.S.
EPA, the California Energy Commission, and the World Bank.
Prior to joining OAS, for nearly two years, he directed technology commercialization at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View with a focus on Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, and Artificial Intelligence.
Dr. Venkatesh has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and a B.S.
in Chemical Engineering from India.