Meenakshi Babu is a lucid realist and a positive enthusiast. She has a master’s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris. Her passion for innovation has furthered her deep investment in crafting solutions that go beyond pre-built frontiers, and has steered her to social entrepreneurship. She founded Yugen Education Foundation (yugen.org.in) that works towards transforming the rural education system through scalable training solutions for the school adult community. She also has a master’s in Education and has over 17 years of experience as an educator, including teaching at business schools. She is a Stanford d.school certified design thinker and has built her work on the principles of design thinking.

Apart from teaching, she is also a strategy and innovation consultant and trains aspiring entrepreneurs. She has co-authored the book, ‘In the Arena – Unleash your Entrepreneurial Spirit, Make your Idea a Roaring Success,’ along with 14 other people from across the world.