Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2026
Wust Foundation, USA
Biography:
Priya Kothari serves as Executive Director of the Washington University of Science and Technology (WUST) Foundation, USA, where she leads global initiatives focused on women’s entrepreneurship, youth empowerment, and inclusive innovation. Through strategic partnerships and programs such as the WISE Accelerator, she works to build sustainable innovation ecosystems that connect academia, industry, government, and communities to empower entrepreneurs and innovators worldwide.
She is also a Global Leader with the Global Entrepreneurship Network, working across more than 200 countries, and an Executive Founding Member of Youth Aid Foundation, India. Priya initiated one of India’s largest grassroots young entrepreneurs’ summits, active across 25 states, promoting entrepreneurship movements and supporting more than 50,000 entrepreneurs. She is the youngest Board Director of CYDA India and a World Bank Youth Summit Innovation Lab winner, recognized for her creative solution in innovation and sustainable impact.
Priya Kothari serves as Executive Director of the Washington University of Science and Technology (WUST) Foundation, USA, where she leads global initiatives focused on women’s entrepreneurship, youth empowerment, and inclusive innovation. Through strategic partnerships and programs such as the WISE Accelerator, she works to build sustainable innovation ecosystems that connect academia, industry, government, and communities to empower entrepreneurs and innovators worldwide.
She is also a Global Leader with the Global Entrepreneurship Network, working across more than 200 countries, and an Executive Founding Member of Youth Aid Foundation, India. Priya initiated one of India’s largest grassroots young entrepreneurs’ summits, active across 25 states, promoting entrepreneurship movements and supporting more than 50,000 entrepreneurs. She is the youngest Board Director of CYDA India and a World Bank Youth Summit Innovation Lab winner, recognized for her creative solution in innovation and sustainable impact.