Yogi Nishanth

“I met Nishanth on the first day at IIT Guwahati and have been great buddies ever since. In college, we both were involved in Techniche (IITG's technical fest) and Nishanth was a true inspiration for me and several others on the team. His zealous pursuit of objective to grow participation numbers was instrumental in the multi-fold expansion of Technothlon, Techniche's International School Championship. He recruited and managed school student representatives all across the country and abroad, and put Technothlon on the map as one of the major annual event of its kind in India. Nishanth is a powerhouse, a gigawatt battery! - just energizing everyone in his path and being a serial entrepreneur, he has been a key supporter and adviser in my own journey. It has been a great honor and privilege knowing him in both personal and professional capacity, and I wish him the very best in his career and life! ”

“I have known Nishanth in my capacity as the faculty for his Action Learning Project (ALP) team at Jones School and as faculty advisor for the Rice Indo-American Business Club (RIABC) for which Nishanth is the president. The ALP assignment that Nishanth’s team tackled was trying to help address the frictions in the capital supply faced by oil field services firms due to the recent market developments and trying to develop a strategy for a client to act as a capital market intermediary between regulated financial institutions and the corporate borrowers. Nishanth did a terrific job analyzing the complex capital regulations and used his outstanding analytical abilities to thoughtfully guide the client through tricky regulatory issues. While his role in the ALP assignment was very impressive, his role as the first incoming and current president of RIABC to launch the club was even better. While it was team effort, Nishanth’s leadership was an unequivocal factor for the phenomenal launch of the club with around 150 students, alumni, community partner members, etc. attending the inaugural event. Nishanth, not only helped in crafting the vision of the club, but internalized it by ensuring that every aspect of the inaugural event coalesced with the club’s vision. His leadership was very instrumental in the monumental success of the inaugural event for the student-run club. As a faculty advisor, I am constantly amazed as to how he is two or three steps ahead of me. Nishanth is a bundle of energy, never drops the ball on anything and takes great pride in his work. The success of the inaugural event has only energized him more, if one can imagine that! It has been a joy to work with Nishanth.”