Rahul Ranjan

Rahul Ranjan has worked in a variety of roles in the art and tech sector since 2002. Rahul began their career as a Research Engineer at CDOT New Delhi in 2002. Rahul then moved to Altera in 2006 as a Telecommunication Hardware Consultant, where they interacted with customers and gathered customized solutions for high speed circuit customers in different applications, developed applications for new revenue streams from Altera product lines, and conducted competitive market analysis for high speed chip features and applications from a technology perspective. In 2009, they were an Associate at Jefferson Corner Group and a Consultant at UltraGenome LLC, where they worked closely with the founder and built a business plan for an innovative leukemia diagnostics technology developed by a professional team at the University of Virginia Medical School. Rahul then moved to Intel Corporation in 2010 as a Strategic Marketing Manager. In 2011, they became a Strategy and Business Development employee at Internet of Things BU, Qualcomm Inc. Rahul then moved to TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd in 2016 as General Management. In 2017, they became the Co-Founder and CEO of Palacio Inc., where they created the Canvia platform/product brand, a category leader in the smart art canvas space. Canvia is sold worldwide in more than 55 countries through different retail channels.

Rahul Ranjan received their MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, specializing in General Management, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Financing. Rahul also holds an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Wayne State University and a B Tech in ECE from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Rahul completed their undergraduate studies at St. Xavier's College.