Monday, January 19, 2015

About KRS Murthy

About KRS Murthy

KRS Murthy is a multi-faceted personality with outstanding contributions in government, academics and corporate with few decades  of exceptional track record as an inventor, scientist, polymath, technologist, management expert, corporate strategy expert in M&A and corporate governance. He is a child prodigy polymath, polyart and polyglot with numerous lifetime accomplishments encompassing technology, entertainment, business, entrepreneurship, public speaking and visionary corporate leadership.

An internationally reputed serial entrepreneur and serial C-level executive, his achievements include leading the growth of some of the fastest growing companies in USA. He grew one of the companies from $60M in revenue to $500 in one year, and a corporate valuation of $3.5B.

Murthy has developed US and international national and state level strategies in many areas, corporate strategies in many verticals and industry strategies in different industries. He has delivered over 150 keynotes, few hundred featured lectures and organized over 200 international conferences.

Murthy is a founder of universities, and on Engineering Advisory Board (EAB), advisor to the chancellor and played key roles in UC, Merced since its inception 10 years ago. In his 20s, he has led Fortune 50 companies like General Electric and AT&T at Business Unit leadership C levels. He has founded and led companies in energy, infrastructure, aerospace, defense, nano, big data and telecom. He has achieved many of the world's firsts to his credit, since childhood and pre-teen years.

A serial entrepreneur, he has led and grown small, medium and large companies in diverse technologies, market and regions of USA at accelerated and record corporate growth rates. He has set up universities and flagship innovative programs from scratch.

He has also served as an advisor to several nations across the globe on national strategies on energy, smart grid, smart city, industrialization, etc.
Murthy believes in “simplicity in invention”. He has many inventions to his credit and has carried out pioneering work in solar, wind, fuel cells, algae farming, nanotechnology, aerospace, defense and consumer industry.

He is the chairman, founder and serves on Board of Directors of few companies.

Murthy has developed US and international national and state level strategies in many areas, corporate strategies in many verticals and industry strategies in different industries. He has delivered over 150 keynotes, few hundred featured lectures and organized over 200 international conferences.

Murthy is a founder of universities, and on Engineering Advisory Board (EAB), advisor to the chancellor and played key roles in UC, Merced since its inception 10 years ago. In his 20s, he has led Fortune 50 companies like General Electric and AT&T at Business Unit leadership C levels. He has founded and led companies in energy, infrastructure, aerospace, defense, nano, big data and telecom. He has achieved many of world’s firsts to his credit, since childhood and pre-teen years.

He has organized chaired, delivered invited keynotes in many international conferences on a wide spectrum of technologies, market verticals and industries. He has been invited to be a Board Member of the International Scientific Committee of the 10th International Conference on Multipurpose High-Rise Towers and Tall Buildings, organized by the International Federation of High-Rise Structures (IFHS).

The key topic of this conference will be VERTICAL CITIES; KEY TO URBAN SUSTAINABILITY AND ECO-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. It will be held on the 22th-24th June 2015 in Cracow, Poland.  http://www.ifhs10cracow2015.pl

Indian / International National Expert Advisory Team (i NEAT) 

BACKGROUND: 

For over a year, as a core member of the select team of 10 world famous subject matter experts and national level strategists, personally chosen by Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Modi, Dr. Murthy has advised and developed strategies.

These are all holistic strategies, covering diverse strategies with the main strategies.
  1. Algal Strategy
  2. Nano and Micro in Healthcare
  3. Geo Thermal Strategy
  4. Healthcare and Pharma Strategy - More on Biotech is under preparation
  5. Management of Animal Waste and Energy for the Nation (MAWEN)
  6. De-urbanization and Reurbanization and Strategy for India
  7. Energy Strategy
  8. Innovative Education Strategy
  9. National Nano Strategy
  10. National Big Data Strategy
  11. National Wind Energy Strategy
  12. National Fuel Cell Energy Strategy
  13. Precision and Intelligent Agriculture Strategy
  14.  Urban Garden Strategy
  15. Natural Gas Strategy
  16. Marine Energy Strategy - KRS Murthy is delivering a Key Note Speech in Monterey Bay Area on April 25, 2014 on this topic
  17. Algae Clean Up and Beautification Strategy
  18. Accelerated Forestation and Reforestation Strategy
  19. Accelerated Urban and Highway Beautification Strategy
  20. Innovative Technology Incubator and Business Accelerator Strategy
  21. Banking and Finance Reform Strategy
  22. National Ethical Emergency Transformation
  23. 21st Century Holistic Healthcare and Wellness Revolution
  24. Comprehensive and Holistic National Security
  25. Innovative Venture Capital and Private Equity Strategy
  26. Innovative Strategies for Next Generation Internet, Cloud, Mobility and Wireless Sensor Networks 
  27. High Speed Railway, MagLev and associated infrastructure strategy.

Recent Indian National Strategy Presentations


Murthy was invited to present Holistic Indian National Strategy for High Speed Railways on Oct 07 2014 to the Indian National High Speed Railway Board. On an invitation, he also presented Holistic Indian National Energy Strategy to the Central Energy Ministry on Oct 07, 2014 and Holistic Food Processing Strategy to the Central Food Processing Ministry on October 08, 2014. Present similar strategies to the Ministry of Education on Jan 10, 2015 in Energy and Education verticals.

Leadership Areas


Leadership challenges that could further test hi prowess and already long successful track record in the following:


  1. Venture Capital  Private Equity
  2. Mergers and Acquisitions
  3. Corporate Valuation
  4. Due Diligence
  5. Entrepreneur in Residence
  6. Accelerated Corporate Growth
  7. Sales, Marketing, Business Development
  8. Competitive Strategy
  9. International / Global Management and Expansion
  10. Unparalleled Multidisciplinary Prowess and Accomplishments

E-Learning and Education

Murthy has delivered key note speeches, invited and featured talks in different areas of education, video games and e-learning, distance education, sharing stage with world’s leaders in education and e-learning. He is well connected in the e-learning industry with leaders and pioneers worldwide.

Murthy was an award winning professor and professor of multiple departments and disciplines in different universities in USA and visiting professor and lecturer in different counties. He has been an adviser to the University of California, founding member of University of California, Merced. He has been an adviser to Chancellor, Deans, Provost and professors of the university. He has advised few other universities.

Video Games and Big Data

KRS Murthy is an expert in video games and big data strategy, and an expert on video game based education and learning. His knowledge spans all aspects of big data to include hardware, software, systems, networking, architecture, business and enterprise intelligence, data science and visualization. He is also an expert on metrics and measurement, as well as security and privacy issues in big data and cloud.

Professional Track Record of Excellence

1.     He is an expert in energy, software, information technology, telecommunications, healthcare, medical devices, biotechnology, nanotechnology, big data, venture capital, private equity, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, business development, competitive analysis and strategy, accelerated corporate growth, market analysis, finance and all aspects of business in many verticals. He has set and broken many records in the high technology industry.

2.    Murthy has led and grown small, medium and large companies in diverse technology, market and regions of USA at accelerated and record corporate growth rates. He has run few African American owned, MWDVBE and 8(a) companies. Murthy has advised the CEOs and the BOD of leading American Indian, Hispanic and Disabled Veteran owned companies in USA.

3.    Murthy has managed numerous aerospace, defense and civilian government contracts from most of the agencies in USA to include, for example, NASA, DARPA, NIST, NRL, ONR, ARL, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Tritac Command and NSF.

Professional Society Leadership and Pubic Speaking

He has served on the BOD of IEEE and Board of Governors of six IEEE professional societies, IEEE Standards Board and in IEEE committees preparing position papers on USA's competitiveness strategies and recommendations to be presented in the US Congress.

Murthy was the President of Silicon Valley Engineering Council and worked in committees with Who's Who of Silicon Valley and the World to include, for example:

1. Dr. Dan Maden (Founder / CEO / Chairman of Applied Materials)
2.  Mr. Steve Wozniak (Founder and CTO of Apple)
3.  Mr. Stan Myers (Founder and CEO of Semi.org)
4.  Dr. George Kozmetsky (Presidential Gold Medal Winner from President George Bush, Senior)
5.  Prof. Pilkinson (Father of GPS)
6.  Nobel Winners: Dr. Arno Penzias, Dr. Charles Townsend, Dr. John Bardeen and Dr. Murray Gellman.

He is well networked around the world to include, as examples, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, many African counties, countries in South America.

Here is an example in India: He has shared the stage with the following famous people in India:

1.   Late Sir CV Raman, Nobel Winner
2.    Late Vikram Sarabhai - Father and Pioneer in Indian Space Program
3.    Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (became the 11th President of India)
4.    Prof. UR Rao, Chairman Space Commission and Adviser to Prime Minister
5.    Mr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman of National Knowledge Commission, Telecom Minister etc.
6.    Mr. Azim Premji, Founder and Chairman, Wipro
7.    Mr. FC Kohli, Founder and Chairman, Tata company's TCS
8.    Mr. S. Ram Dorai, CEO, and now Vice Chairman, TCS (Tata)
9.    Late. Dr. CK Prahlad, World Famous Management Expert and famous for his Triple Bottom Line
10.  Mr. Suman Sinha, CEO, Bata Shoe Company
11.  Many central and state level ministers

R&D Executive

1.     Managed research, development, product management, market research, business development multimedia product development and videophone in AT&T and AT&T Bell Labs, bandwidth compression technology for cable TV and variety of corporate and product / service business development and strategic alliance in AT&T, GE and few private companies in consumer, satellite and other aerospace, defense and industrial vertical markets.

2.    KRS Murthy was a Professor of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Professor of Management and taught in Computer Science, Aerospace and Music Departments in Calpoly State University, Pomona and Fullerton campuses and Visiting Professor in other universities in USA and other countries.

3.    Murthy has reviewed books by world famous authors, board of reviewers along with other world famous writers, scholars and corporate executives.

Career Highlights

1.     As an executive and expert on advertising effectiveness, he represented AT&T and AT&T Bell Labs Market Research Council and Advertising Research Council in Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) and contributed to its Copy Research Council and in advertising effectiveness.

2.    He has lectured on the topic of advertising effectiveness and PR effectiveness in many forums on behalf of AT&T / AT&T Bell Labs and also as an independent expert.

3.    He has lectured on PR topics in many parts of USA, Canada, Asia, Australia and NZ. He was active in PR Associations like Worldcom Group.

4.    He has served on BOD and committees in IEEE and IEEE Standards Board, as well as six IEEE professional societies, including IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics (long name used to mean UX or Computer Human Interface.

5.    He managed contracts with many civilian government agencies in USA, including collaboration with DARPA on Human Computer Interface.

6.    In AT&T, he led many R&D projects in Computer Telephony Integration (CTI), video conferencing (AT&T Videophone 2000), Multi Point Conferencing, Distance Learning trials, which gave rise to the recent webcam, Skype etc., with the integrated versions. He managed focus group studies for Videophone 2000.

Board of Directors of International Companies 

He has managed very large small to very large departments, divisions, business units and companies, from 50 to 2000 professionals and achieved accelerated corporate growth in companies, including some of the fastest growing companies in USA.

One of the companies grew from $60M in revenue to $550M and a corporate valuation of $3.5B in only one year.

Here are some selected highlights of his track record of lifelong successes:

v  Internationally Successful C Level Business Executive with Record Growth in USA: $60M to $500M in one year; $3.5B valuation; International Expert in BOD & Corporate Governance
v  Knows Who’s Who in Industry for Sales, Marketing, Business Development Products & Services
v  Shared stage with Who’s Who & Nobel winners, delivered key notes, organized, chaired international conferences, expert sessions, panels in big data, nano, green energy, composites, telecom, wireless, mobility, corporate governance, M&A, national & international strategy,
v  Industry Track Record: Big Data, IT, Software, Video Games, Conferencing, University Management, Mobility, Data Center, Telecom, Wireless, Supply Chain, Fiber, Nano, Micro Composites, Sensors, Instrumentation, Aerospace, Defense, Green Energy, Biotech/Med
v  Inventor & Built from seed & small stage to large scale in many industries; Corporate Adviser
v  Guided & Mentored Women, Minority, American Indian, Hispanic, Disabled Veteran Companies
v  Adviser & Board Member of Universities at Founder, Chancellor & Dean Levels

His expertise and extensive industry contacts at CXO levels includes many industry verticals and many technology verticals. I am a routine speaker, conference organizer / adviser, session and panel chair / moderator, in which Who's Who of the industry participate.

He has led many M&A initiatives to reach the record growth. As a professor of management, He taught M&A and corporate governance in different universities or conducted workshops to select CEOs and CXOs in different parts of the world. He is adept in all aspects of M&A from exploration of opportunities, assessment, pre-diligence, negotiation, prospectus or information memorandum, detailed diligence, post-acquisition process and assimilation. His diligence track record covers technical, operations, manufacturing, corporate, financial and accounting functions.

He is a big data expert strategist. He has delivered key note speeches, talks, chaired and moderated sessions on various aspects of big data with Who's Who in the big data industry on my panel in international conferences.

He has been a pioneer in many technologies and led many engineering departments in SMBs and large companies, covering many technology and market verticals. He also headed the competitive analysis and strategy business unit advising the different corporate executives and leaders as part of the Corporate Level Market Research Council. He has taught marketing, sales and business development as a professor and conducted workshops in international conferences. He has focused on guiding and mentoring the executives and professional in marketing, business development and sales of all business units and companies run by him.

His executive roles include President, CEO, VP and Director levels in sales, marketing and business development, technology, R&D, product development, strategic partnership creation, business, operations and finance.

He has a multifaceted background, expertise and executive management track record at corporate governance levels. He has expertise in venture capital, private equity fund raising, Mergers and Acquisitions in both sell and buy sides leading pre-diligence, corporate valuations, detailed diligence, preparation of M&A prospectus, deal sourcing, structuring, negotiation, transition and all logistics of M&A in biotech, healthcare, telecom, wireless, IT, software, big data, video games, web servers, green energy, electric car, biotech, healthcare and other high technology areas and project management background.

He has managed SMB and large companies, business units and divisions of companies, private and Fortune 100 level public companies, as well as startup and early stage growth companies in many technology, product, services and many market verticals in many countries.

He is excellently networked at personal and business levels in Who's Who of Silicon Valley, and also in most parts of USA and the world.

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE & TRACK RECORD
University or College Management & Leadership 
  1. Unique track record as an entrepreneur, academician, scholar, subject matter expert, polymath, extremely creative executive / management professional with USA national level achievements, track record in private & public companies and universities / colleges in USA
  2. Built, led & aggressively grown some of the fastest growing multibillion $ companies in USA.
  3. Advised universities at Chancellor and Dean Levels, starting from the founding of the university / college
  4. Track record in building & managing central & distributed diverse technology systems, network infrastructure, computer operation, user support, web services, wireless & security systems
  5. Ensuring confidentiality, security & integrity of all electronic information assets & IT infrastructure, disaster security/recovery.
  6. Large team management, recruitment, training, change management
  7. Budgeting, funding, financial control, conformance to regulations, financial effectiveness, operational efficiency, capacity & scalability for growth
  8.  Experience in academic institution operation, related laws, regulation, public policies & administrative practices v Sensitivity to diversity, knowledge & understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, gender, cultural, disability & ethnic backgrounds
  9. Managed diverse employees & taught students from the following backgrounds: Hispanic/Latino, Black/African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Native American, White /Caucasian.
  10. Led small, medium and large teams / divisions at different management and executive levels 
  11. Academic Teaching, Research and Management Both academic faculty & university management experience and track record, with the following highlights:
  12.  Full Time Visiting Professor at California State University system in Pomona and Fullerton campus locations
  13. Rated in the 90th percentile in the university's STEP evaluation program
  14. Taught at undergraduate and graduate programs in reputed universities as a full time faculty in USA
  15. Taught at undergraduate and graduate level programs as an adjunct and part time      faculty.
  16. Taught, trained and lectured corporate professionals, managers and executives
  17. Taught in multiple university departments / disciplines in universities around the world, international conferences, workshops and webinars with additional track record as a practitioner
  18. Play pivotal role in making the university / college even better than its current reputation in academics, funds, grants, public image, operations and services to students, staff and the academics, and one of the best in USA, and best in the world.
  19. Demonstrated passion in teaching, training, mentoring and coaching students, colleagues and teams
  20. World famous public speaker covering numerous science, technology, engineering and business operations areas
  21. Secured funding and managed numerous government projects in many US government agencies: Department of Education, DARPA, NIST, NASA, ARL, NRL, NSF and Tritac
  22. Expert in internal entrepreneurship (Intrapreneurship) collaborating with external entrepreneurships and corporations, vital to the success of the university

Expertise in Venture Capital, M&A, Corporate Valuations and Diligence

  1. He has served on the boards of biotech, medical devices, pharmaceutical drug discovery, pharmaceutical clinical research organizations, IEEE Nano Technology Council with particular specialization in biotech, medicine, genetics research, pharmaceutical and healthcare.
  2. He has led corporate evaluations and mergers & acquisitions of private hospitals and university affiliated hospitals.
  3. He has advised companies in Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Patient Health Records (PHR), Electronics Hospital Record (EHR) and Practice Management.
  4. He has led fundamental research in many technologies that apply to healthcare and related markets.
  5. Examples include voice recognition, speech to text, speech to metadata and big data for the healthcare industry.
  6. Other examples include application of optical fibers and lasers for healthcare.
  7. He has delivered Key Notes and Featured Lectures in various topics including healthcare, biotech, medical instrumentation, sensors, EMR and big data.
  8. He has organized few international conferences in application of nano and micro technologies, sensors, instrumentation, genetics and healthcare related market research / business trends.
  9. The conferences and panels included leading researchers and entrepreneurs from Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Merced, Santa Cruz and SF, as examples. 

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) & Sensors, Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)
  1. Expert in wireless sensor networking (WSN) and Sensors, Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), including
  2. A variety of sensor technologies
  3. Mesh networking, protocols and standards
  4. Products, systems integration, testing, calibration
  5. Instrumentation (SCDAA)
  6. Markets  Systems and infrastructure design
  7. Architecture
  8. Development
  9. Engineering
  10. Operations management
  11. Supply chain, pricing
  12. Marketing
  13. Competitive strategy
  14. Sales  Business development
  15. Business management
  16. Finance
  17. Corporate management
  18. Contract negotiations
  19. Deal making
  20. Mergers and acquisitions
  21. Accelerated corporate growth
  22. WSN and SCADA Big data strategy
  23. Business intelligence
  24. Data science
  25. Visualization
  26. Big data solutions
  27. Big data project management 

Organization Management and Innovation
  1. Managed large business units of Fortune 50 companies.
  2. He has also excelled in private company management and accelerated growth.
  3. Managed, and also manages now, small and medium companies, with special focus on innovation.
  4. Innovation has especially been in the following areas:
  5. Sales
  6. Business development
  7. Market research
  8. Market strategy
  9. Competitive analysis
  10. Competitive strategy
  11. Product and service innovation
  12. Organizational motivation
  13. Organizational restructuring and improvement. Smart Grid and Utility Telemetering
  14. Advised companies in smart grid, tele-metering, big data analysis, wireless sensor networks, alternative energy technology in private company laboratory, products, algorithmic techniques and load balancing.
  15. Expert in the market opportunities, not just in USA, and also worldwide, and leading in tender bidding for turnkey smart grid solutions.
  16. Developed proprietary technology, business and implementation intellectual property in the smart grid industry, far beyond ordinary professionals in the industry and the national labs listed in your request.
  17. Developed novel market ideas in and related to smart grid technology and business, not attempted by other professionals.  
Nano and Micro Technology; Nano-Micro Composites

  1. Internationally reputed nano scientist and technologist. 
  2. Developed many nanotechnology and microtechnology based products, including:
  3. Nanocomposites
  4. Nano material based electronic cooling processes and products
  5. Nano and micro technology applications in solar:
  6. Sprays
  7. Coating
  8. Optics
  9. Electronics packaging
  10. Fiber applications
  11. Bio and healthcare applications
  12. Wind and other energy scavenging
  13. Semiconductors
  14. Sensors
  15. Nano fluidics
  16. All research and development work requires nano and micro metrology, including the knowledge and expertise of equipment, equipment manufacturers, leasing, financing and the use of monthly and hourly renting of laboratory facility and technical talent.
  17. Founder and Board Member of a major international nanotechnology professional society, where he organizes and chairs nanotechnology events many times in a year and organize and chair two international conferences every year, Total for 11 years.
  18. Expert on environmental effects and safety issues in nano research, nanotechnology, nano engineering, nano manufacturing, nanotechnology related supply chain and consumer and industrial applications. 
World Lecture Tours in Multiple Countries and Continents 

  1. Lectured in many countries and continents, leading other world famous industry leaders, lecturing in innovation
  2. One of my famous lecture series was on "Creativity, Leadership and Managing Knowledge Workers". 
  3. Each lecture in this series was customized to suite the local corporate and national culture and country’s stage of growth in the world economy. 
Accelerated Corporate Growth Advisory Services
Our company will be glad to offer corporate advisory services in accelerated corporate growth. Our company has veteran corporate executives and subject matter experts encompassing multiple domains, industry verticals and geographical markets. Our advisory services are based on an innovative and result driven approach. We also specialize in M&A, technology and industry expert advice for litigation.
Our Advisory Format:
  1. Initial Half Day Advice at Introductory Rate Structure
  2. Short Term Follow Up Advice for 3 months to 6 months
  3. Long Term Advice for 1 year or more
  4. After one month of advice we may decide to structure equity and cash split of our advisory fees
  5. We are open to in-house executive roles after 2 months
  6. We are open to customized structure to fit your corporate needs.
Example of Industries Covered

  1. Information Technologies: Software, Big Data, Platform as a Services (PaaS) and other Anything as a Service (AaaS), IT and Network Security
  2. IT Infrastructure: Data Centers, IoT, Wireless Sensor Networks
  3. Telecom, Wireless, Mobility
  4. Smart City and Infrastructure
  5. Education - K-12, College, Vocational Education, University
  6. Video Games and E Learning
  7. New Technologies: Nano - Micro Industries, Big Data, Internet of Things, Biotech
  8. Energy: Legacy & Green Energy; Solar, Onshore / Offshore Wind, Fuel Cells, 
  9. Waste Management, Waste to Energy
  1. Healthcare: Multi and Super Specialty Hospitals, Nutrition Supplements
  2. Biotechnology Devices, Services
  3. Building Construction Materials and Industries
  4. Homeland Security, Building and Perimeter Security
  5. Corporate Governance, Strategic Alliances / Partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and other investments
  6. Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Brand Creation and Management
  1. Feel free to suggest your additional interest areas


Delegates Details Needed for
International Business and
Industrial Delegation Opportunity


We are organizing an International Business and Industrial Delegation in 2015

Please identify companies in your extensive network who want to participate in our international delegation. We are particularly interested in companies with a tracked of revenue and growth to participate.

Please send me the following details for each company:
1.  Company Name, Address, Phone, Email and Website Contact Details
2.  Company Profile: Products and Services, Example Customers, Strategic Partners 
3.  Company Ownership Structure: List names also with all over 5% ownership
4.  Current investments / debts / equity investments
5.  Recent projects, contracts and alliances for 3 years
6.  Financial Profile for last 3 years - Need only Revenue, Net Profit (Top and Bottom Lines)
7.  Type of Strategic Alliances, Joint Venture, Mergers & Acquisitions interests. Examples:
1.  Technology Transfer
2.  Turnkey Contracts / Projects
3.  Marketing, Channel / Distribution Partnership
4.  Import / Export
5.  Investment into your company or from your company to other companies
8.  Countries of Interest for Strategic Alliance: including your own country domestically, as well as internationally. Please be specific with names of countries.
9.  Who plans to attend the international delegation? Name, Title, Company Ownership with a detail profile.
10.  Any family members - Spouses and other family members accompanying with the delegate, with specific relation to the delegate.

Once we receive the details, we will schedule a conference call with the company owners / executives and potential delegates.

Contact me urgently if you want details
Dr. KRS Murthy
Dr.Sri.Murthy@Gmail.Com   (408)-464-3333

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