Ravi Kumar Yellanki is the Managing Director of Vaisakhi Bio-Resources (P) Ltd and Vaisakhi Bio-Marine (P) Ltd, the leading shrimp hatchery operators in India. He is Past President of the Society of Aquaculture Professionals (SAP), India and is active in the All India Shrimp Hatcheries Association (AISHA). He also operates one of the largest farms in India, located in Andhra Pradesh. Ravi has a civil engineering degree from Nagarjuna University and a post-graduate diploma in management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. He has published several papers on modern shrimp management as well as infrastructure requirements, biosecurity measures and sustainable shrimp aquaculture. Ravi is one of the leading voices in Indian shrimp industry.