Nandan Amladi’s  background is quite similar to mine. He did his bachelor’s in electrical engineering and pursued a masters in computer engineering. After completing his masters, he worked in the software field for a few years before going on to pursue his MBA. What fascinated me most about Amladi was his versatile education graph. Switching from engineering to business is a difficult transition but also very worthwhile in the end. I was very interested in knowing what pushed him to get an MBA whether it was his boredom of working in the technical field or his desire to become a leader in his field. During my dinner conversation with him, I found him to be a very ambitious man who is passionate about pushing the boundaries in digital technology.

Even though Amladi is the vice president of the software sector in Deutsche Bank, his engineering knowledge is still intact. I was impressed by the length at which he spoke about the integration of computer  hardware and software in the banking industry and provided us with his outlook on the growth of cloud computing in the software sector. Amladi also stated that he and his company keep a track of startup companies that are coming into the public space in order to predict the outcomes of these businesses. His awareness of the startup and tech culture around him suggested that he was a man who was very much involved with the progress of software technology in the coming years. By advising us to dive into startup culture right after  graduation, he showed us the value of starting one’s own business  instead of heading straight to industry. He told us from his experience that switching to the business field was the best decision he made because he became less constricted by the demands of his jobs and more free to explore new opportunities in software. As an electrical and computer engineering major, I was inspired by the way in which Mr. Amladi carried his work throughout the years; moreover, I was inspired to see that he hadn’t lost touch with his engineering roots.