Sridhar Ramanathan

Sridhar Ramanathan

Livermore, California, United States
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Sridhar Ramanathan, Co-founder and General Partner of the Aventi Group, is a 25-year…

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  • Hamakua Health Ctr Graphic

    Board Member

    Hamakua Health Ctr

    - Present 5 months

    Health

    Hāmākua-Kohala Health, serves the Big Island of Hawai'i by providing accessible, affordable, quality health care and educational services with an emphasis on individual and community wellness. Our locations include health centers in Honokaʻa, Kapaʻau, Laupāhoehoe and Waimea.

    Hāmākua-Kohala Health is a community owned non-profit organization (501c3) and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and our board of directors is comprised of representatives from the community.

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    Emeritus Vice Chairman of Board

    Child Advocates of Silicon Valley

    - Present 15 years 5 months

    Children

    Child Advocates of Silicon Valley is an independent nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization founded in 1986. We serve children aged birth to 21 years old who are placed in the Santa Clara County Dependency Court System (commonly referred to as foster care) for having experienced trauma in the form of abuse, neglect and/or abandonment. We serve children in foster care by:

    -ensuring every child has a caring and stable adult in their life, an Advocate, while navigating the system;
    -influencing…

    Child Advocates of Silicon Valley is an independent nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization founded in 1986. We serve children aged birth to 21 years old who are placed in the Santa Clara County Dependency Court System (commonly referred to as foster care) for having experienced trauma in the form of abuse, neglect and/or abandonment. We serve children in foster care by:

    -ensuring every child has a caring and stable adult in their life, an Advocate, while navigating the system;
    -influencing local policies and decisions that affect the children we serve;
    -building enduring community partnerships to broaden and strengthen our impact.

  • Executive Mentor

    Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University

    - Present 5 years 4 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Santa Clara University's Miller Center works with social entrepreneurs running non-profit, for-profit or hybrid businesses aimed at improving the lives of people living in poverty. As an executive mentor, I work closely with the social entrepreneur executive, a Miller Center program participant, to develop and refine their social enterprise’s business model, impact model, and growth strategy.

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  • Critical Thinking Skills for Engineers – Book 4: On Open-mindedness

    IEEE USA

    In this fourth e-book in the series, we build upon our work thus far, by examining open-mindedness. To think critically, you need to be able to put aside any pre-conceived notions, assumptions, or judgments — and simply analyze the information you have. As Christopher Dwyer, Ph.D., at the National University of Ireland, states: “Open-mindedness is about being open to changing your mind, in light of new evidence.” In this e-book, we will dive into each of the following areas that collectively…

    In this fourth e-book in the series, we build upon our work thus far, by examining open-mindedness. To think critically, you need to be able to put aside any pre-conceived notions, assumptions, or judgments — and simply analyze the information you have. As Christopher Dwyer, Ph.D., at the National University of Ireland, states: “Open-mindedness is about being open to changing your mind, in light of new evidence.” In this e-book, we will dive into each of the following areas that collectively contribute to open-mindedness: Overcoming cultural bias; Objectivity; Humility; Inclusivity; Observation; and Reflection.

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  • Critical Thinking Skills for Engineers - Book 3: Creativity

    IEEE USA

    People in the profession often consider creativity the core of engineering — because from creativity, engineers devise unique solutions to society’s challenges. In his third e-book of IEEE-USA’s Critical Thinking Skills for Engineers series, author Sridhar Ramanathan builds further upon critical thinking, by exploring creative approaches for both individuals and groups. Don’t just take his word for it. The World Economic Forum moved Creativity up from #10 to #3 in its ranking of important…

    People in the profession often consider creativity the core of engineering — because from creativity, engineers devise unique solutions to society’s challenges. In his third e-book of IEEE-USA’s Critical Thinking Skills for Engineers series, author Sridhar Ramanathan builds further upon critical thinking, by exploring creative approaches for both individuals and groups. Don’t just take his word for it. The World Economic Forum moved Creativity up from #10 to #3 in its ranking of important attributes required for jobs of the future. LinkedIn’s Learning Study ranked Creativity #1 in its poll of critical job skills.

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  • Critical Thinking Skills for Engineers - Book 2: Communications Skills

    IEEE USA

    Continuing to build on the analytical skills in Book 1 of the Critical Thinking Skills for Engineers E-Book Series — this e-book (Book 2) moves into the context of a team, department, or larger organization — where communication skills will play a vital role in your career success as an engineer. Often, you will need to share your thinking and conclusions with your employers, or with a group of colleagues. You might also need to engage in critical thinking as a group—where both oral and written…

    Continuing to build on the analytical skills in Book 1 of the Critical Thinking Skills for Engineers E-Book Series — this e-book (Book 2) moves into the context of a team, department, or larger organization — where communication skills will play a vital role in your career success as an engineer. Often, you will need to share your thinking and conclusions with your employers, or with a group of colleagues. You might also need to engage in critical thinking as a group—where both oral and written communications will be essential to group effectiveness in achieving a specific goal. This e-book focuses on the key elements of communication skills — to advance the critical thinking of a group-at-large.

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  • Critical Thinking Skills for Engineers - Book 1: Analytical Skills

    IEEE USA

    We live in times when facts, claims, opinions, and even data are vying for our attention—ultimately aiming to drive us to some desired action—to purchase something, go somewhere, vote for someone, experience something, build something, etc. If we’re not careful, we are acting on someone else’s best interests—not necessarily your own. And if you are an engineer, or in a technical field, then critical thinking is all the more important to delivering the most effective and potentially novel…

    We live in times when facts, claims, opinions, and even data are vying for our attention—ultimately aiming to drive us to some desired action—to purchase something, go somewhere, vote for someone, experience something, build something, etc. If we’re not careful, we are acting on someone else’s best interests—not necessarily your own. And if you are an engineer, or in a technical field, then critical thinking is all the more important to delivering the most effective and potentially novel, break-through solution you can. In this book series, we explore the key aspects of critical thinking: analytical skills, data analysis, interpretation, judgment, questioning evidence, recognizing similarities and differences, creativity, communication, and skepticism. In this first book, we delve into analytical skills—the ability to examine something carefully—whether it is a problem, a set of data, or text. People with analytical skills can examine information, and then understand what it means, and what it represents. That aptitude allows for much richer, better solutions to real-world challenges. Let’s start now with the elements of analytical thinking.

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