Manan Khanija

Manan Khanija has a diverse work experience starting in 2014 as a Camp Counselor at Jakarta International School. In 2016, they worked as a Development Intern at PASIFIK SATELIT NUSANTARA and later as a Server at Virginia Tech - Dining Services. In 2017, they held roles as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Indorama Synthetics and a CAD Infrastructure Drafter at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. In 2018, they interned as a Full Stack Engineer at GO-JEK. Manan then joined Deutsche Bank in 2019 as a Corporate & Investment Banking Technology Analyst Intern, followed by roles as a Technology Analyst and then Associate Software Engineer. In 2023, they became the Head of Engineering at Blitz Electric Mobility, where they led a dynamic engineering team, directed technical strategy and operations, and implemented best practices in engineering processes.

Manan Khanija completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2020. Manan then pursued a Master's degree in Information Technology from the University of the Cumberlands from 2023 to 2025. Prior to these degrees, Manan attended the Jakarta Intercultural School, where they obtained an International Baccalaureate. Additionally, they obtained certification in "Getting Started with Cloud for the Enterprise" from IBM in 2023.