About

Naveen Pallayil is a business executive with over 17 years of experience in scaling-up enterprises and bringing quality education, accessible healthcare, and a safe environment to underserved communities. As the Director of Operations at MAQ Software, he has overseen multiple divisions and played a crucial role in the company's growth, earning it a place in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America for ten consecutive years. Naveen's passion for entrepreneurship and social impact led him to launch "excellence initiatives," which aims to provide quality education, healthcare, and a safe environment to underserved communities in India. He has set up twenty digital booster labs in Uttar Pradesh using Raspberry Pi 4, catering to 20,000 low-income students, and offering afterschool programs that teach mathematics and physics via Hindi-based Khan Academy courses. He has also localized educational apps to the Indian subcontinent in partnership with Global Learning XPRIZE and introduced eye care programs to avoid preventable blindness with timely intervention. Naveen's entrepreneurial journey began at MAQ Software in 2005 as an engineer, and he has since played a crucial role in the company's growth. He has spent considerable time traveling and focusing on the use and role of technology in rural parts of India. He loves collaborating with entrepreneurs and building the next generation of products and services. In addition to his work at MAQ Software and excellence initiatives, Naveen co-founded mydilse.org, a nonprofit crowdfunding site for public school teachers. He was accountable for ideation, design, implementation, and customer support and has impacted 28,000 lives through 56 projects to date. He has also created a consulting capability to support global customers' staffing needs from India, developed marketing strategies, defined OKRs, and developed SLAs and SOPs to ensure an effective and efficient recruitment lifecycle while minimizing cost-per-hire. With his extensive experience in scaling-up enterprises and his passion for social impact, Naveen is a valuable asset to any organization looking to make a difference in the world.