Prashanth Somu

Prashanth Somu is a biomedical engineering professional currently working as a Senior Researcher in New Product Development at Boston Scientific.3 He has been with the company since May 2016, initially joining as a Scientist/Research Associate II in New Product Development - Preclinical Sciences before being promoted to his current role in February 2019.3

Somu holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, which he pursued while working remotely at Boston Scientific.1 He completed his MBA as part of the Evening & Weekend program, allowing him to balance his studies with his full-time job.14

In addition to his work at Boston Scientific, Somu has gained experience in venture capital and entrepreneurship:

1. He serves as a Venture Capital Associate for Harvard Business School Angels & Entrepreneurship Council Chicago since October 2022.3
2. He participated in Kellogg's Venture Capital Lab course, working as a Venture Capital Associate at Palo Santo from January to April 2023.3
3. Somu was part of the winning team in the 2024 Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Global Finals, representing Northwestern Kellogg.4

Somu has also been involved in various entrepreneurial and innovation-related activities:

• He is an Activator for the Nucleate Stealth program since January 2023.3
• In March 2023, he worked as an MBA Associate at Dimension Inx for a Kellogg healthcare entrepreneurship lab course.3
• He contributed to the development of the Coventor, a low-cost emergency ventilator, which received FDA authorization during the COVID-19 pandemic.2

Prashanth Somu is based in Chicago, Illinois, and has over 500 connections on LinkedIn.3