Prasad holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Utah, where his team built an international research laboratory. He was an early employee at Apple as a technology advisor, manager in Apple International Product Marketing, and research fellow in Apple University.
Prasad’s focuses on “igniting the genius within” as well as pursuing “personal mastery” to help others find their next significant step. He integrates business approaches with brain research and spirituality/wisdom models to advise and coach C-level executives at Fortune 500 companies. He is an educator/consultant in the areas of leadership, change management, innovation and management team development for companies like AT&T, Cisco, HP, Ford, Tata Steel, State Bank of India, Maersk, and Pepsi. Since 1990, he’s worked with leaders in every field including Apple, Adobe, Boeing, Disney, Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle.
Prasad was the Smith Richardson Visiting Fellow at the Center for Creative Leadership between 2010-11. He has been an adviser to the Business FAC of Fetzer Institute. In 2016-17, Prasad contributed towards ‘Innovation & Knowledge Creation’ as a member of a panel for the Government of India.
Prasad has offered executive education programs at INSEAD, London Business School, Marshall School of Business, Tuck School of Business, and IIM Bangalore. He is a Clinical professor and founding Executive Director of the Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change (CLIC) at the Indian School of Business (ISB).