Venki Padmanabhan
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Venki Padmanabhan is a manufacturing leader with 36 years on factory floors across three continents. He holds a PhD in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and has led operations at GM, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, Royal Enfield, and Ather Energy. He currently manages a production facility in Ohio, and is a venture advisor at Maniv Mobility. He is founding the Capability Capital Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to treating labour as an appreciating asset.
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