Ruchika Sikri, a general partner at Wisdom Ventures Fund and co-founder and CEO of Ready Platform Inc, leverages more than 25 years of corporate experience at Google, Microsoft, and Cisco. Inspired by her tenure at Google leading wellbeing and mindfulness learning programs, she is dedicated to advancing globally accessible wellness and compassionate initiatives.

With a vision to foster human connection and wellbeing, she activates, invests in and launches initiatives and communities to accelerate the growth of innovative and compassionate technologies in the world.

Committed to uplifting humanity, she serves as a board member and advisor to nonprofits focused on empowering homeless women, supporting mental health of students, and providing shelter to orphaned children. As a member of the NTID Foundation Board she is helping advance solutions for students’ mental health and wellbeing.

Ruchika’s daily meditation and yoga practice is grounded in promoting clarity of mind, purity of heart, and sincerity in action. She lives in Silicon Valley, California, with her family.

“I want every deaf and hard-of-hearing student to know RIT/NTID is there to support their journey in life! I also want all students who come to RIT/NTID to thrive and flourish in their education, physical and mental health.”