Since 2006, Ajaya has been the lead architect of Blue Planet Network’s technology platform, Peer Water Exchange. Being raised in Orissa, India, Ajaya is very interested in water issues and solving problems in a big, scalable, results-oriented way. His interest in water and technology has led Blue Planet Network’s technology platform to win two global awards since its launch in 2006, including the Intel Tech Environment Award in 2010 and the World Summit Award in 2012.

Prior to Blue Planet Network, Ajay has held technology positions at Cisco, Hyperchip, CapitalOne, VLSI. Currently he is also a Managing Partner of Enclarus, a Bay Area based technology services company.

Ajay holds a Masters of Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, Cookville, TN and Bachelor of Engineering from Sambalpur University, Orissa, India. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.