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BrainSightAI is powered by a diverse and expert team of scientists, researchers and designers. It provides evidence-based treatment hooks for neurosurgeons, psychiatrists and neurologists; and a private and empathetic digital aid for patients.

THE FOUNDERS

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Laina Emmanuel

CEO

Laina Emmanuel has 15 plus years of experience in healthcare management, policy and consulting.

 

She has an MBA in healthcare from ISB, and has used her learnings in consulting for the Government of India, and some of the highest impact organization like Clinton Health Access Initiative.

 

She has also a deep technical knowledge, having worked in product teams building products affecting millions of people at Netapp and offshore development centre of Cisco at Infosys.

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Dr.Rimjhim Agrawal

CTO

Dr Agrawal has done a PhD from NIMHANS in how AI can advance the field of psychiatry and neurology.

 

She has over 5+ years of experience in neurosciences, published patents, and has 10+ published papers on topics such as computational psychiatry, machine learning algorithms for analyzing, classification and regression on neuroimaging (structural, functional MRI, and DTI) and dermatoglyphics.

 

Her latest paper published in a Nature publication pushes the edges of schizophrenia diagnostics. Combined with her earlier education in Biology and Informatics.

Our Team

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Quality & Regulations Executive

Sai Gavand

Sai holds a Master's degree in Perfusion Technology from Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, and an Executive Postgraduate degree in Healthcare Management from Goa Institute of Management. In her current role, she supports regulatory research and analysis, compliance monitoring, documentation, and cross-functional projects to strengthen organizational quality and regulatory readiness.

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Head of Infra & Cloud

(Manzur) Manjurilahi Harun Shaikh

Manjurilahi has 15 years of experience with various domain experience like Fin-tech, Banking and IoT
At BrainSightAI, he is responsible for DevOps, cloud, and data security-related projects.

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Product Head

Ruchi Sharma

Ruchi has a post-graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. At BrainSightAI, she is responsible for overseeing the strategy, planning, development, and lifecycle of a product to ensure it meets customer needs and achieves business goals.

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Head of Customer success

Neychelle Fernandes

Neychelle Fernandes leads BrainSight AI's Customer Success team , ensuring seamless operations at hospitals and lasting client partnerships. With 15+ years of experience, she has worked across AI/ML, Medtech, pharma, and digital health, including roles at Philips and Boston Scientific. She brings deep expertise in product development, strategy, and technical sales

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Executive neuroscientist

Radha Kumari

Radha holds a Bachelor's and Master's in Biomedical Engineering from IIT-BHU and a PhD from the University of Glasgow. She leads clinical validation and research studies, overseeing analyses of literature and neuroimaging data to support regulatory reports, publications, and product development.

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Senior Software Developer - Backend Engineer L2

Dipak Kumar Shaw

Dipak has a graduate degree in electronics and communications from Narula Institute of Technology, Kolkata. At BrainSightAI, he develops the data interchange between the server and users. He is also responsible for implementing data security and protection.

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Quality & Regulations Lead

Samrudhi Sanjay Muley

Samrudhi is a Pharmacy graduate and has a P.G diploma in regulatory affairs from DY Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
At BrainSightAI, she manages & leads implementation of QMS, ISMS & handles audits, regulatory certifications and regulatory strategy for all products."

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ML Engineer

Bhagyasree Kanuparthi

Bhagyasree holds MS by Research degree in Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) from IIIT Sri City. At BrainSightAI, she works closely with the Machine Learning (ML) and Research teams to build and improve ML-based algorithms for neuroimaging products.

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Associate Product Manager - level 1

Poornima Ramanarayanan

Poornima holds a Master's degree in biotechnology and has over 5 years of experience in the MedTech space. At BrainSightAI, she collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to strategize, plan, and develop products that meet real-world clinical needs while aligning with business goals.

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Product Deployment and Development Manager.

Rasagna

With a background in medical imaging, Rasagna drives product deployment at healthcare centers. She ensures smooth adoption by implementing, monitoring, and evaluating systems, while translating on-ground insights into product improvements. Bridging clinical workflows with product functionality, she enhances user experience and ensures real-world value.

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Infrastructure Engineer

Lakshman Bandi

Lakshman has 5 years of experience as an Infrastructure Engineer in various domains.
At BrainSightAI, he is responsible for making the organization computing systems work efficiently and ensuring the services run smoothly.

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Finance Manager

Disha Bantia

Disha is a Chartered Accountant and an ACCA member. At BrainSightAI, she leads the finance function, overseeing financial planning, compliance, reporting, and strategic budgeting. She collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to support business growth and operational efficiency.

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Assistant Researcher in Clinical Neuroscience

Fatima Sanwari

Fatima holds a Masters in Neuropsychology from Christ University, Bangalore. At BrainsightAI, she contributes to projects by supporting neuroimaging analysis, data processing, clinical trials, literature review, and scientific documentation.

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FullStack Engineer level 2

Nagarjun Nagendra

Nagarjun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Business Analytics at Manipal Academy. As a Fullstack Developer at BrainSightAI, he collaborates closely with the product, design, and tech teams, contributing to the end-to-end development of the company’s software product.

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Technical Support Engineer Level 1

Dheeraj

Dheeraj holds MCA degree in Cyber Security from Srinivas University, Mangalore. At BrainSight , he focuses on data processing and provides crucial support to customer-facing teams. His proficiency in cybersecurity and data handling ensures efficient back-end operations, data-driven decision-making, and enhanced client experiences

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Machine Learning Engineer

Saikishore Sridhar

Saikishore Sridhar has a Bachelor's majoring in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics from Hindustan University, Chennai. At BrainSightAI, he enhances and maintains automated neuroimaging pipelines by optimizing ML algorithms, ensuring data quality, performing validations, and collaborates with clinical and research teams

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Neuroimaging and Machine Learning Engineer - L1

Shreyas N Y

Shreyas NY holds a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering. At BrainSightAI, he focuses on applying machine learning and signal processing techniques to analyse MRI data. He also takes part in validation, documentation, and collaborative projects that advances brain connectivity research.

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Finance executive

Divya

Divya has completed her MBA in Finance from Alliance University and a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Ranchi University. At BrainSightAI, she supports financial operations, manages accounts, reimbursements, and grants, and provides data-driven insights to improve business and accounting processes.

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Snowdrop Lead & Neuroscientist

Janani Rajagopalan

Janani has a PhD in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience from the City University of New York. At BrainSight, she works at the intersection of neuroscience research and digital product strategy—translating cognitive frameworks into user-centered design, guiding scientific validation, and ensuring clinical relevance in the development of Snowdrop.

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Research Scholar

Noel Tomy

Noel has a Master’s degree in Cognitive Science from the Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (CBCS), University of Allahabad. At BrainSightAI, he focuses on research in multimodal neuroimaging using EEG, fNIRS, and fMRI, with work spanning neural signal processing, AI-based analysis, and scientific writing.

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Application Specialist

Manoj T

Manoj have done a Masters in Medical Imaging Technology from Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai. At Brainsight AI he do troubleshooting, user training, system implementation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure reliable application performance and high user satisfaction.

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Clinical and Neuroimaging research associate

Chinmayee L M

Chinmayee holds a B.E in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from BVB, Hubli and a PhD in Neuroscience from NCBS, Bangalore. Her interdisciplinary expertise fuels her work at BrainsightAI, where she drives workflow automation and contributes to clinical research through algorithm development, data analysis, and scientific writing.

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Chief of Staff – CTO Office (Scrum & Marketing Support)

Anshita Srivastava

Anshita holds a Bachelor's degree Computer Science Engineering and a specialized Master’s in Smart Manufacturing (Industry 4.0 with Robotics) from NAMTECH in collaboration with TUM Asia, Singapore. Focused on product, scrum operations, and driving efficient cross-functional execution in fast-paced environments.

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Senior Clinical & Scientific Publications Lead

Bhavya Pahwa

Dr. Bhavya Pahwa graduated with an MBBS from Delhi University, earning six honors distinctions and has authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications as an aspiring neurosurgeon-scientist. At BrainSightAI, she leads the Clinical and Scientific Research Publications Department, driving the design and standardization of research workflows and outcome reporting.

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FullStack Engineer level 1

Sri Rajan

Rajan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications and brings a strong foundation in both frontend and backend technologies. As a Fullstack Developer at BrainSightAI, he focuses on writing clean, maintainable code and ensuring seamless integration between systems, contributing to the continuous improvement and reliability of the company’s software products.

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Head of Engineering

Anurag Verma

Anurag has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from NSUT (formerly NSIT), New Delhi. He has over 2 decades of experience in software product development. At Brainsight he works as Head of Engineering.He will be driving product initiatives from technical perspective with focus on innovation, quality, scalable and secure product.

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Chief of Business Officer

Gaurav Arya

As Chief of Business officer at BrainsightAI, Gaurav leads commercial strategy, sales, growth, and partnerships to advance the company’s mission in brain mapping. Gaurav brings a sharp focus on customer engagement, market expansion and business innovation. His role bridges science and strategy to scale impact at the intersection of neuroscience and AI

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Sales and Business Development Manager

Kapil Dev Ballani

Kapil Dev Ballani is BE electronics and PGDBM from Mumbai. He has about 20 years of working experience with several multinational companies. At BrainsightAI he is responsible for business development and Sales in Western India.

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ML Engineer

Shamanth Hampali

Shamanth holds a postgraduate degree in Applied Sciences from the University of Waterloo, Canada. At BrianAI, Shamanth concentrates on the analysis of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) data and collaborates closely with the research team.

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Neuroscience Researcher

Malvika Ganesh

Malvika has a master’s degree in Microbiology from Savitribai Phule Pune University. At BrainSightAI she currently works on research, planning, study design and editing of research projects.

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Data Scientist III

Aryan Raj Tiwary

Aryan has a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering, New Delhi. At BrainSightAI, he primarily work on MRI data to develop advanced analysis pipelines.

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Design Lead

Vyshak Venkatesh

Vyshak is a graduate of mechanical engineering from Manipal University, Jaipur. At BrainSightAI, he prioritizes product features and develops product specifications to improve the product’s performance.

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Operations Executive 1

Sarang Agrawal

Sarang Agrawal works as an leading cybersecurity, tech support, administration, and intellectual property management. He drives company-wide operations, process optimization, and strategic alignment across multiple verticals, works closely with the founders to catalyse priority initiatives, and contributes significantly to marketing efforts.

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Associate Software Tester

Jyosna Sembilli

Jyosna holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. At BrainsightAI, she specializes in ensuring Quality through Automation, frameworks, gathering requirements, creating test scripts and plans, conducting all phases of testing, and ensuring bug-free product execution.

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Product Designer

Bhairav Choudhary

Bhairav holds a diploma in Pharmacy and brings over three years of experience in user experience design. At BrainSightAI, he prioritize on improving the usability of core product features, handles end-to-end UX workflows, and contributes to designing thoughtful, user-friendly interfaces

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Admin and HR executive

Ranjeetha K S

I hold an MBA in HR and Marketing. At BrainsightAI I work as an HR and Admin Executive .where I assist with recruitment, onboarding, Induction and maintaining employee records. I also support in various administrative tasks. My role ensures smooth operations and efficiency across departments.

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Legal Associate

Meena Yadav

I have a LLB degree from Indira Gandhi University and B.Sc. Physics hons. degree from Miranda House, DU. At Brainsight, I am responsible for legal compliances and contract management.

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Technical Writer

Rucha Sangewar

Rucha graduated from Seth GSMC & KEM Hospital, Mumbai with a degree in physical medicine. At BrainsightAI, she works as a tech writer in the CTO office. She focuses on streamlining SOPs, refining processes, and crafting creative content to bridge the gap between technology and medicine.

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Scientific Model Specialist

Isha Mathur

I hold an M.Tech in Augmented and Virtual Reality from the Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur (IIT-J). At BrainSight, I work as a Scientific Model Specialist, where I specialise in 3d brain simulation and visualisation. My work bridges neuroscience and immersive technology, helping to create accurate, interactive models that support research, education, and innovation in brain science.

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Technical Support Engineer Level 1

Kavya Kandati

Kavya Kandati pursued her Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from SVCET. At Brainsight AI, she works as a Technical Support Engineer with a strong focus on data analysis and management. She is responsible for ensuring data accuracy, validating datasets, and generating actionable insights through reports and dashboards to support informed decision-making.

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Associate Researcher in Neuroimaging

Sanjana Gandhi

Sanjana has an MSc in Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences from King’s College London. At Brainsight, she will be working with the R&D team mainly working on data processing, computational and statistical analysis, research and scientific writing.

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DevSecOps Engineer

Hrishikesh Deepak Rane

Hrishikesh, an MSc Cybersecurity graduate from NCI, will focus on securing and optimizing BrainSightAI’s cloud infrastructure, managing Kubernetes clusters, and implementing IaC with Terraform and GitOps. He will integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, enforce Kubernetes security, manage vulnerabilities, and contribute to compliance, observability, and Zero Trust initiatives.

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Radiologist and neuro- rad researcher

Dr Shreyas Reddy K

Dr. Shreyas Reddy K is a radiologist who completed his MD in Radiology from St. John’s Medical College Hospital. At BrainSightAI, he collaborates with the technology and research teams, contributing to developing and refining advanced algorithms and co-authoring scientific publications.

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HR Manager

Mahalakshmi

Mahalakshmi holds MBA in Finance and HR from Indian Academy School of Management Studies. I ensure alignment of HR strategies with company objectives to foster a positive and inclusive workplace. I oversee recruitment, employee engagement,talent development initiatives to support organizational growth and success.

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Director of Operations

Jacob Chandy Varghese

Jacob has a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication from NIT Calicut, and an Executive MBA from ISB, Hyderabad. He has over 30 years of experience across technology and start-up environments. At Brainsight, he leads the Operations function that focuses on maximising flow efficiency from the product house to the customers and users.

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Application Specialist

Vidita Gode

Clinical Applications Specialist west zone at BrainsighAI. Shadows with PRODUCT DEPLOYMENT TEAM, expertise in MRI systems setup, product demo and clinical assist . Completed Bachelor's of science in Medical Imaging Technology from Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

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Test Automation Engineer

Abhishek Rotti

Abhishek works closely with the Head of Engineering at BrainSightAI to improve testing and automation across the product development lifecycle. With over six years of experience in automation engineering, he focuses on strengthening product reliability and exploring AI-assisted approaches to modern software testing.

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Technical writer

Aishwarya Kolli

Aishwarya holds an MSc in Neuropsychology from Christ University, Bangalore. At BrainSightAI, she develops technical documentation and product materials that support clinical and product workflows.

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Application Specialist

Dnyaneshwar Pandurang Sankpal

Dnyaneshwar Has a Diploma Radiography DMRT, Pune University, at Brain sight Ai he Provides an Application Support for Pre-sales demonstration and Post-Sale's training to Technologist and Radiologist.
Has a extensive 23 years of experience in the field of diagnostic radiology and advanced imaging.

OUR ADVISORS

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Daina Sunil

Product Engineering

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Dinesh Shenoy

Megha Dada Chawdhry

Business Development

Design

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Dr. Sunil Kalmady

Vinay Krithik

Dr. Alben Sigamani

Computational Psychiatry

Sales 

Research Collaborations

CLINICAL PANEL

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Dr. Abhimanyu Chandak

Dr. Mazda Turel

Neurosurgeon

Neuropsychiatry

Neurosurgery

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