Dr. V. Venkatesh is a Senior Faculty – Chemistry at Prayoga. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from IIT Kanpur and holds a First rank and gold medal from Presidency College, University of Madras. His research spans palladium-catalyzed reactions, aromaticity of benzoannulenes, and porphyrin chemistry. He has held postdoctoral positions at Osaka University, Japan, and Technion–Israel Institute of Technology. Dr. Venkatesh has taught postgraduate organic chemistry at several reputed colleges in Bengaluru. He is also a CSIR-UGC-JRF-NET qualifier in chemical sciences. His teaching is enriched by deep research experience and global academic exposure.