Mr. Thenkurussi Kesh Kesavadas

Thenkurussi “Kesh” Kesavadas Vice President for Research and Economic Development

University at Albany, State University of New YorkVice President for Research and Economic Development,University at Albany, State University of New York

Thenkurussi “Kesh” Kesavadas is the VP for Research and Economic Development at the University at Albany, State University of New York, where he leads a diverse portfolio of academic and sponsored research for a R1 university which reported over $470 Million in sponsored expenditures in 2024. At UAlbany, he has launched a new $200 Million Artificial Intelligence Initiative that received $75 Million from the State. Kesh is charting the future of UAlbany's unique role in semiconductor research and workforce training in New York.