Karthik Balamurali

Karthik Balamurali currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder of STEM 4 Youth, a position held since January 2021. Balamurali has also contributed to the FIRST Robotics Challenge from August 2022 to May 2024 and co-created the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition from September 2021 to April 2022. In addition, Balamurali was involved with the FIRST Tech Challenge at The Forge Initiative from May 2018 to March 2022, and served as the Investment Challenge Team Captain at The Wharton School during the fall of 2021. Leadership experience includes serving as the Team Lead and President of Odyssey of the Mind from July 2016 to August 2020. Karthik Balamurali is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Purdue University College of Engineering, following a high school diploma in Business Administration, Management and Operations from Green Level High School.