Jayshree Patnaik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Management (EM), IIT Hyderabad (IIT H). She primarily teaches and works in the area of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Jayshree has completed her Ph.D. from Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship (RMSoEE), IIT Kharagpur (IIT KGP) in the area of Engineering Entrepreneurship. She has completed her B.Tech and M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Processes & Systems respectively. Prior to joining IIT Hyderabad, Jayshree has worked with Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, Haryana (September, 2021-August, 2022) and GITAM Business School, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (March, 2021- August, 2021) as an Assistant Professor.