Hema Shantharam
Prakat Investor, CoFounder
US
Hema Shantharam, PMP® hails from Bangalore. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, she also has two Management degrees under her belt - MPWE from IIM Bangalore and EGPM from IIM Lucknow. Apart from being a serial entrepreneur and a Start-up mentor, she is also a Reiki Practitioner, Certified Yoga teacher, specializing in Yoga for Diabetes Management. A big believer in Women Empowerment, Hema is passionate about the “Women back in the workforce” initiative. Right now, she is excited on her selection to the prestigious Goldman Sachs Program at IIM Bangalore
In her corporate journey spanning more than two decades, Hema has worked for leading global IT Product and Services based companies including Sonata Software, Wipro Technologies, SAP Labs India, Infosys and Mphasis. She has managed many large Programs for these firms in multiple domains across multiple geographies across India, USA, EU and APAC markets.
She played leadership roles in Product management, Marketing, Consulting, Business development, Global service delivery, Skill development and Test Management. She has successfully delivered many large testing-based projects across domains including Banking, Telecom, E-commerce, Retail, Insurance, AFS, Oil and Gas, Hi-tech and Finance.
Hema has championed many initiatives like Reuse test case repository creation, setting up of COEs, Domain training initiatives across specific large IT companies. She was also responsible for growing a huge Testing team and enabling the growth spurt by driving the Recruitment operations for Infosys in India and China.
Prakat Solutions, Inc. is an ISO 9001-certified company that provides end-to-end technology services across various industries improving the value chain. The Company specializes in test engineering, accessibility engineering, product engineering, application modernization, billing and revenue management, CRM, and blockchain.
With a focus on inclusion, Prakat facilitates accessibility compliance with the global accessibility standards and laws set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium and US American Disabilities Act (ADA), among others. Making websites, web applications, and mobile applications accessible to people with auditory, cognitive, neurological, speech, and visual impairments, Prakat and its clients empower differently-abled individuals.
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Prakat’s main engineering center is in Bangalore, India. The Company also operates from offices in Dallas, Texas, and Denver, Colorado. Prakat is now, a subsidiary of Dalrada Corporation