Greetings from President

GITAM is in the fruitful fourth decade of its service to higher education. Consistently recording excellent performance, GITAM has become a diverse and dynamic undergraduate, postgraduate and research institution and has in fact brought Visakhapatnam region to the forefront of higher education. Our innovative, collaborative and multidisciplinary approach helped us achieve an unrivalled position among the universities of the nation. Driven by the obsession to set a benchmark in higher education, GITAM has been steadily updating its programmes, simultaneously upgrading its infrastructure.

It is gratifying to see that GITAM trifocal vision-teaching, research and consultancy – is yielding very promising results. With intellectual dynamism as our core competence, we transform learners into leaders to steer the future of the nation. The vision, vitality and values of GITAM that got translated into robust policy formation and execution have been instrumental in GITAM unrivalled reputation. I welcome you to our highly prized, truly cosmopolitan and academically vibrant campuses.

                                                                                                                                                              — M. Sri Bharat

About President

M. Sri Bharat holds an undergraduate degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette in B.S.in Industrial Engineering Class of 2010. He also completed a joint degree MBA / MA Education Class of 2016 in Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA USA.

After returning to India from Stanford in 2016 he established a 3.5MW solar power plant and led the company’s foray into Solar Power generation. He is also diversifying into Hydro energy and Chemical Waste treatment. He is deeply passionate about utilizing his knowledge and skills to develop renewable energy, sustainable growth and waste management solutions.

Bharat currently serves as Board Member of TiEAmaravati and Board member and Learning Chair of EO Andhra Pradesh. He is an active member in Hyderabad Angels and Andhra Angels. He is an investor in and advisor of a select group of promising startups.

His past experiences include commissioning of a 460MW Gas based power plant, quality control and operations in Lia Sophia Inc. Chicago, Investment banking at KARVY Financial services, Hyderabad, Telangana. His most recent stints during his MBA were in the Innovation Delivery team of the Atlanta Mayor’s office, USA and a marketing immersion in Sheraton Hsinchu, Taiwan.