M.S. – COMPUTER SCIENCE ’92
As an inventor and entrepreneur, Srinivas Mandyam has more than 20 years of experience building world-class startup companies in Silicon Valley.
Originally from Bangalore, India, Mandyam attended the Indian Institute of Technology in Varanasi, India, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering. In 1992, he graduated from The University of Alabama with a master’s degree in computer science.
Upon graduating from UA, Mandyam worked for various technology- centered companies before founding his first company, Covigo, in 1999. Covigo delivered a platform for designing multi-modal mobile applications and served clients such as T-Mobile and Software AG. Covigo was acquired by Symbol Technologies in 2003. In 2005, Mandyam co-founded his second startup, Plusmo, and served as the chief technology officer. Plusmo’s technology allowed developers
to rapidly author native mobile applications using web technologies and was eventually acquired by AT&T Interactive in 2009.
Prior to founding his current company, Tynker, Mandyam served as the vice president of engineering at AT&T. In this role, he led engineering for the consumer division and was responsible for delivering YP.com and the YP suite of mobile apps to more than 38 million unique visitors each month.
Currently, Mandyam serves as the CEO of Tynker, an educational platform that he co-founded in 2012 to provide K-12 students with a solid foundation in computer science, programming, and critical thinking skills. The platform offers self-paced courses that allow children to learn programming languages that enable them to build apps and games, invent gadgets, and control robots. Today, Tynker powers the creativity of more than 60 million children and serves over 100,000 schools worldwide. The company has partnerships with leading organizations such as Apple, BBC, Google, Microsoft, and NASA. Tynker was acquired by BYJU’S, a multinational educational company, in late 2021.
Additionally, he holds more than 20 patents, advises startups and founders, and has served as a member of the AT&T Chief Technology Officer Technology Council. When he is not working, Mandyam enjoys running marathons and is an avid philatelist.
Mandyam and his wife, Vidya, have two children, Arjun and Diya.