Vijay Renganathan

Vijay Renganathan was appointed to his current role in 2006, after having administered the Central America & Caribbean region in the Fulbright U.S Student program. He currently is responsible for several IIE programs targeted at U.S. student scientists, including: the NSF-sponsored Central Europe Summer Research Institute, the Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program for biomedical engineers, and the Global Engineering Education Exchange (Global E3) for undergraduate engineers. In addition, he serves as IIEs resource and advocate for education abroad as it relates to the sciences, with an eye towards increasing participation in international education programs by American scientists.

Mr. Renganathan holds a BA from Middlebury College, in Vermont, in Religious Studies, a minor in Political Science, and having completed pre-medical requirements. He has experience working in education, media, marketing, film production, and website content development. Prior to IIE, he was a Teach For America Corps Member and middle school teacher in East Palo Alto, CA. He has a conversational knowledge of French and basic understanding of Tamil.

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