Apurva Kumar

Apu, an acronym for "Accelerated Processing Unit", has extensive technology experience in mobile data, predictive analytics, geospatial intelligence, and machine learning for smarter cities and real-world businesses. Apu is the CEO & Founder of CITYDATA.ai, a San Francisco technology company that created CityDash to enable people location intelligence for 1500 cities. Prior to that, Apu held foundational roles at successful technology startups like BlueStacks, Phoenix (acquired by Hewlett-Packard), and mySimon (acquired by CNET.com). Apu has a Master’s degree in Engineering and Earth Sciences from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Mumbai. When he is not globetrotting, deal hacking, or teaching tennis, Apu spends his time helping local communities. He strongly recommends the civic tour of duty for technology companies to invest in and contribute to the improvement of local neighborhoods, towns, and cities. Contact: apurva@stanfordalumni.org