Prof. Balacharan Veeramacheneni, an entrepreneur and an academic, Prof. Veeramacheneni has had an illustrious career in economics and technology across the USA, Europe, and India. He has taught International Trade, Economic Growth, and Network/Technology Economics at prestigious universities worldwide, including the State University of New York, PACE University, NYU, Long Island University (USA), and Universidad Ramon Lull (Spain).

• Editorial board member, Mathematical Association of America.
• Member, American Economic Association, Eastern & South Eastern Economic Associations, and International Economic & Business Association.
• Director in STEM Program (Columbia, SUNY & Cornell Universities consortium).
• Published in top economic journals; referee for 3 journals; presented at global conferences.
• Mentored several PhD students and received grants from NASA, NSF, and the World Bank.
• Holds MA (Applied Economics, Politics), M.Phil (Economics – Andhra University), MS (Computer Science), and PhD (Economics – Florida International University, USA).
• Entrepreneurial ventures: BazaarE.com, Cybucks Inc. (2 US patents), EcomData Consulting, E-Divide Corporation.
• Featured in Entrepreneur, Silicon India, and Bay News magazines.
• Former CEO of Consolidated Education Technologies (2008); Chairman of U-Sky Pvt. Ltd. (since 2016).
• President, Grameena Vidya (CTRD – nonprofit, since 1987); Director, Education Redesign (2025).

His wife, Yasodhara, a Columbia University graduate and medical professional, is now engaged in social service in Visakhapatnam and is also a Veena artist. Their son, Raja Chandra, is an Aerospace Engineer from Georgia Tech.