Growing up, my Appa (Dad) asked me the same question every night: "Did you learn something valuable today?" He was a Tamil refugee without access to higher education, yet he spent his life helping families rebuild with limited resources. What he cared about was whether we had taken something in, made sense of it, and shared it in ways that helped someone else move forward. That shaped how I think about learning. It has to show up in how people make decisions, how they perform in real situations, and how they support others.

I've spent the years designing those conditions, starting my journey as a social entrepreneur training young people in leadership and problem-solving skills. I earned my M.S. in Learning Design and Technology from Stanford University and I've since built across higher education, K-12, nonprofits, tech startups, corporate, and government. My work spans AI-powered learning tools (chatbots, role play, adaptive learning paths), simulation-based microlearning, course curricula, certification prep, needs analyses, assessment design, facilitation, and training.

Outside of work, I'm hosting dinner parties with way too much food and a conversation prompt on every plate, finding new ways to trick my friends into learning something without realizing it. Community is the most underrated learning technology we have, and I'm always prototyping that theory in my living room.