Aravind Srinivas Age, Wiki and Bio

Aravind Srinivas

Quick Info

ProfessionEntrepreneur, Scientist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth07/06/1994
Age30 years
BirthplaceChennai

Bio/Wiki

Full NameAravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan
Zodiac SignGemini
HometownSan Francisco, California

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • University of California (UC), Berkeley, California
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai
Qualifications
  • Ph.D in Computer Science (2021)
  • B. Tech and M. Tech in Electrical Engineering (2017)

Personal Life

Food HabitEggetarian (Lacto-ovo vegetarian)
Marital StatusUnmarried

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Career

Achievement
  • In 2015, awarded the IUSSTF-Viterbi Program Fellowship in partnership with the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum and the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC.
  • Co-founded Perplexity AI, Inc. in 2022, recognized for its conversational search engine, and is currently the CEO. Under his leadership, the company launched a shopping hub backed by Amazon and Nvidia, achieving a valuation of $9 billion by December 2024.
  • Interned at reputable organizations including OpenAI and DeepMind, enhancing his professional stature.

Favourites

BookMake Something Wonderful by Steve Jobs

Some Lesser Known Facts

Earned a National Talent Search Scheme scholarship from the Government of India as a student.
Achieved a merit award at the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO).
Faced challenges transitioning to Computer Science due to a slight CGPA deficit in his initial semester at IITM.
Self-educated in computer science and programming languages after initial setbacks, gaining knowledge in Python and Machine Learning through online resources.
Experienced significant professional mentorship from notable figures like Yoshua Bengio, who assisted with his PhD admission, and John Schulman, the creator of ChatGPT, who offered him an internship.