Sree N. Sreenath, PhD

President, VaYU

Education:

  • Bachelor of Engg., Bangalore University, 1980
  • Master of Engg., Indian Institute of Science, 1982
  • PhD, Electrical Engg., Univ. of Maryland, 1987
  • MNO (Nonprofit MBA), Case Western Reserve University, 2014

Academics

  • Full Professor, Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering Dept., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (since 2009).
  • Associate Professor, Systems Engineering, Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (1996-2008).
  • Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering, Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (1988-1996).

Leadership

  • President, Sewa International, a 501(c)(3) charity in 38 cities and 22 states, w/1500 volunteers (since 2009).
  • Director, Case School of Engg. Online Master of Engineering Program (2018-20).
  • Director, Case School of Engg. Online MS Program in Systems and Controls (2014-2017).
  • Director, Case Complex Systems Biology Center (2000-2013)
  • Co-Director of UNESCO GENIe Network (1996-2005).

Sree N. Sreenath, Ph.D., MBA (Nonprofit), is the Founder President of Vivekananda Yoga University
(VaYU), Los Angeles, CA since 2020 when VaYU started offering programs. He is a retired a tenured full
professor in the Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering Department at Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, Ohio, after serving for 37 years in early 2024.

His research and educational interests are in complexity, with applications in Systems Biology (leukemia,
prostate cancer and hydrocephalus), Global Issues, and Sustainable Development. He served the Co-
Director of UNESCO GENIe Program - an international network of educational institutions (1996-2006),
and as the Director of the Complex Systems Biology Center (2007-2016) at Case. He consults with many
developing countries on issues of water, energy, and policy development.

He has received many scholarships and awards including the Best Undergraduate Teaching Award,
Who’s Who Among Teachers in America, and the NIH Research Career Award. He published a technical
treatise on Global Warming in 1990 and was a member of the International Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) in the 1990’s. He served as a scenario panel member of the World Water Commission (1998-
2000); a member of the UN World Water Assessment Program; and many National Science Foundation
(NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) committees. He has lectured in 25 countries and has
organized more than 40 workshops, symposia, and conferences.

Outside of higher education, Sreenath is active in the social service field. He was the President of Sewa
International (www.sewausa.org), a Hindu faith-based charitable nonprofit working in the areas of
disaster recovery, education, and development. Sewa has 48 Chapters across the USA and is rated as
one of the topmost-rated charities by multiple rating agencies. Sreenath was inducted into the 2019
Class of the Cleveland International Hall of Fame. He has two children Apurwa Prokshi and Abhijit
Kaushik. He lives with his spouse Shobha, his recently married son, and daughter-in-law Vismaya in
Rockville, MD.