U T has a PhD from GLS University, an MBA from Berhampur University and a PGC in Corporate Strategy from IIT, Bombay
U T is an early-stage investor, startup enabler with extensive board experience in the Governing Board of Indian STEP and Business Incubator Association (ISBA) from 2016 to 2018; Governing Council, TiE, Ahmedabad from 2016to 2019; Member of the Advisory Board at Innovify, UK from 2016 to 2017; Spinta Global Accelerator, USA from 2017 onwards, besides at Shrey Multifacilities Pvt Ltd.
U T has taught Finance and Entrepreneurship related courses, delivered workshops and sessions on startups and entrepreneurship at Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, University of Waikato, Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) , Gandhinagar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute University
U T’s research Interests include startup ecosystem, immersive experience in metaverse and 100x stories