Dr. Priya Nagaraj is the CEO of Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC), which is a first of its kind initiative established by the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor, GoI and hosted by IUCAA, Pune. She comes with over 10 years of multi-organizational experience spanning from drug discovery programs in the pharma industry to working with startups in Incubation Centres like Venture Center and Sandbox Startups. She has mentored over 50 startups across diverse domains to de-risk technologies and raise funds. She has a comprehensive understanding of Pune’s innovation ecosystem. She holds a PhD in Biology from the University of Virginia, USA.