Dr. Dayaprasad Kulkarni, an Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University, has over 15 years of experience addressing healthcare challenges for underserved populations. He is the founder and director of Aarogya Seva Global Health Volunteer Alliance, a transnational, not-for-profit, micro-volunteering platform. In creating Aarogya Seva he has spearheaded transnational efforts that provide marginalized individuals and underserved communities with access to local, sustainable and comprehensive healthcare for low or no cost.

As a founding trustee of Sunbird Trust and Ayang Trust, he works promoting peace and development in Northeast India through access to education, healthcare, livelihood and sustainability. He serves on the Board of several other non profits, incubators and institutions.

As a consultant for the World Bank and an Asia Pacific Leadership Fellow at the East-West Center, Dr. Kulkarni has mentored 300+students in humanitarian health technologies, fostering innovations such as 3D-printed prosthetics, low-cost medical devices, and tele-health platforms. He has served as a Rotary Club President and remains an honorary member of Rotary Club Bangalore.

He continues to be a sought-after speaker and an advisor to health-tech startups that are addressing global public health challenges. His most recent endeavour was launching the micro-volunteering App - SevaGlobal. He was also recently invited to join the Advisory Board of Boston Center of Excellence for Human Health and Development.