Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO, Garuda Aerospace

Hailing from Chennai, India, Agnishwar Jayaprakash is the Founder and CEO at Garuda Aerospace, India’s largest drone start-up and an entrepreneur who has been making rapid strides in the Global Changemakers Community. He founded Ignite-India, a revolutionary innovation ecosystem established in over 70,000 Schools and Colleges across India. The ecosystem was recognized by the United Nations as one the Top 10 socio-economic initiatives in 2016. He is a former international swimming champion and an Asian gold medallist.

Over the last 7 years his advocacy through various initiatives have been instrumental in implementing real time solutions in rural & semi-urban communities. He is a winner of numerous accolades, most notably-Presidential Awards (2015, 2016). He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and a second-generation businessman who has taken active leadership role in the $100 million Agni group across diverse business verticals.