Jayesh Ranjan is synonymous with the innovation ecosystem in this part of the country. An all-India topper of the IAS batch of ’92, he is the Principal Secretary of the Industries & Commerce Department and Information Technology Department of the state of Telangana, and the Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. Jayesh is an alumnus of various prestigious institutions like the IIMC, Lee Kuan Yew School, London School of Economics, Harvard and more, and supports many social, cultural and charitable causes. He is a part of the National Pool of Trainers in Leadership constituted by the Government of India, and is involved in training and mentoring newly recruited Civil Servants.