Profile_Dev Prasad pdf

Profile – Dev Prasad:

Dev Prasad is a senior IT professional and currently working in Bangalore. He secured his degree in
Electronics & Communication Engineering from Regional Engineering College (now NIT), Trichy, and
done his MDP Program from IIM Bangalore. He has held senior management positions at various
European and American Multinational Companies such as ABB, Dell, Philips, Motorola, etc.

Books and Awards:

1. His debut book “KRISHNA: A Journey Through the Lands & Legends of Krishna” (A Spiritual
Travelogue) was published by Jaico Publishers, one of India’s leading Publishers. It was long listed
for “2010 Vodafone Crossword Award”.

2. His second book “Pitch It !” (Management genre) was published by Random House, the leading
Publisher in the World. It has been on the Bestseller list at leading Bookstores across India.
It bagged the Second Prize of the prestigious ISTD Book Award (Instituted by “Indian
Society for Training and Development”.)
It was shortlisted for the Tata Literature Live! Business Book of the Year 2014 Award.

3. His third book “The Curse of Surya” (Crime Thriller) has been recently published by the world’s
leading Publisher, Penguin Random House.
It has been listed under India’s leading e-Retailer, Flipkart’s “Top 10 Must Reads”.
India’s leading Bookstores chain, Crossword has listed it under “Crossword Recommends”.

Talks on Leadership / Management:

He has spoken on various Leadership / Management topics at the following prestigious forums -
1. Keynote Speaker at IEEE International Conference, Bangalore (EDAPS 2014)
2. Speaker at Bangalore Business Literature Festival
3. Chief Guest at Radhakrishna Pillai’s Book Launch of “Chanakya in you”
4. Chief Guest at Dilip D’Souza’s Book Launch of “The Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar”
5. Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker at Rotary Conference
6. Judge at Bangalore Entrepreneurship Cell’s Competition
7. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (PGP Program)
8. NASSCOM, Hyderabad
9. National HRD Network (NHRD), Hyderabad
10. National HRD Network (NHRD), Bangalore
11. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (PGP Program)
12. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (MDP Program)

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13. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (EPGP Program)
14. eBay, Bangalore
15. W.S. Atkins, Bangalore
16. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bangalore
17. TiE, Bangalore
18. Bangalore Management Association
19. Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
20. PES University, Bangalore (MBA Program)
21. PES University, Bangalore (BBM Program)
22. Centre for Management Studies, Jain University, Bangalore
23. Deloitte, Hyderabad
24. Madras Management Association, Chennai
25. SIP Academy, Chennai
26. All India Senior Management Workshop, Vijaya Bank, Bangalore
Though an engineer by qualification, he has a wide range of interests. These include reading, writing,
travelling, photography, study of mythology and listening to music. He likes creative writing and has worked
as a part time freelance copywriter for three years for many advertising agencies. He has written many
poems, one of which was selected by International Poets Association, USA.
He is passionate about serving the society and has been associated with a few NGOs working for under-
privileged children. He loves sports like cricket, badminton, table tennis and chess.
He can be contacted at [email protected] or + 91 – 98441 20270.

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