Jakkampudi Adiseshaiah Chowdary knows as JA is an Entrepreneur, Technology leader and innovator with an illustrious career spanning across private and public sectors. He is passionate about improving the lives of Indian youth through Technology Education and Employment Opportunities.Over the last 35 years, Sri JA Chowdary has helped grow the Indian IT industry in the capacity of

• IT advisor and Policy advocate forseveral Indian State Governments,
• Special Chief Secretary (Rank of Cabinet Minister) to the Andhra Pradesh Government during 2014-19. Advised and assisted the Government in bringing in investments, generatingemployment, and encouraging innovation and start- up activities in Andhra Pradesh.
• Head ofseveral Indian and Global Industry forums such as FICCI, AMCHAM, TIE,HYSEA, IEEE
• Director for STPI, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore
• Founder and India Managing Director of Global Technology Companies,
• Advisor to Universities and Technology Institutions,
• Co-founded TalentSprint a leading Ed-Tech company in India
• Co-Founded Portal Player (Acquired by Nvidia Corporation) - A company
  that designed the Core Chip & Software that powered Apples IPods.
• Angel investor, and Mentor to entrepreneurs and students

During the early days of his career, he was awarded with NRDC Independence Day Invention Award by Government of India. JA Chowdary received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Hyderabad Software Exporters Association (HYSEA) in 2021. Received Amulya Ratna Award and other life time achievement awards from the various Institutions. He is also proud of the fact that he has worked at ISRO Satellite Center in developing Telemetry subsystems for Rohini and Bhaskara Satellites. JA Chowdary received his M.Tech from IIT Madras and M.Sc., from Sri Venkateswara University. He Received Honorary Doctorate for his outstanding services to the Industry from Chitkara University, Punjab.

Key current activities:

• Chairman of the Blockchain committee at Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India.
Spearheading the formulation of INDIAN Standards for Blockchain Technology which will
become part of ISO standards for Blockchain International Standards.

• Co-founder of Fintech Forums in India at Hyderabad, Bangalore & Chennai with members from
Government, Investment community, Education & Research community, Financial Institutes
and Technology companies to encourage Fintech Startups and adoption.

• Founder for International Startup Foundation.

• He is a member of the IITMAA Thought Leadership Council (TLC).

• CEO, TALScouts-India (A Youth Social Innovation Programs)

• Board of Director for various organizations.