Dr. Sarat Addanki

Dr. Sarat Addanki has a distinguished career of 32+ years starting with Software Quality Engineering to establishing social enterprise, Ayurway in Sunol, California today. As early as 2008, Dr. Addanki began applying AI and Machine Learning to enterprise quality engineering. Beyond technology, Dr. Addanki’s personal journey has shaped a strong social mission. The loss of his mother to cancer sparked a deep commitment to integrative medicine, leading him to pursue education in Ayurveda, Nutrition, and Mind-Body Medicine. He subsequently founded the SMRATA Foundation, through which, he has supported hundreds of rural girls in pursuing education at IITs, IIMs, and other premier institutions, while improving the lives of 200,000+ families through programs spanning education, healthcare, nutrition, clean water, and livelihoods. At MNJ Cancer Hospital, he personally funded and implemented transformative sanitation and security initiatives for two years, elevating operations and patient experience to standards comparable with private institutions.

Through this dual legacy of enterprise innovation and community impact, Dr. Sarat Addanki demonstrates how technical excellence and empathy can combine to create meaningful, durable changes across industries and society.