Pankaj Parwanda

Pankaj Parwanda has a diverse work experience in the technology and hospitality industries. Pankaj co-founded goSTOPS, India's largest backpacker hostel brand, in 2014. Prior to that, they worked at Ericsson as a Senior Account Manager and a Senior Solution Manager in the Mobile Broadband Engagement Practice. Pankaj also served as a Member of the Young Advisory Board to the APAC Chairman's Office at Ericsson. Pankaj has experience in sales and marketing roles at Huawei and ZTE, where they worked as a Product Manager and an Assistant Manager, respectively. Earlier in their career, they worked at Nokia Siemens Networks as a Radio Access Engineer and Network Engineer in Care Services.

Pankaj Parwanda attended Manipal Institute of Technology from 2002 to 2006, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2002, they studied at Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj and obtained an AISSCE degree in Computer and Information Sciences, General.