Yogendra Jain

Author, educator and longtime advocate for making Jain principles understandable, relevant and practical for modern life.

Yogendra Jain is a technologist, serial entrepreneur, and a passionate practitioner of Jain Way of Life. He has done pioneering work in digital health, medical devices, telecommunications, and IA (Intelligent Assistant). Yogendra started his career at MIT Lincoln Labs in research before founding and operating several successful companies.   

Yogendra is a well-known figure across the US Jain community as a community leader, author, keynote speaker, and teacher. Yogendra was a Director, VP, and Secretary of JAINA (Jain Association of North America), Chairman of Long Range Planning Committee, and teaches at the Jain Center of Greater Boston Pathshala.  He has presented and led more than a dozen “out of the box” groundbreaking seminars and projects, including Tattvarth Sutra: Ancient Scriptures Come Alive, Comparative Religion, Essence of Jainism, Rebranding and Repackaging Jainism, Discovery of the Soul, Strengthening of Faith, Measuring JWOL Progress,  New AM-PM Meditation, Mind-Body-Soul, and Journey to Happiness and Equanimity. The purpose of these projects is to expand the understanding of AAA (Ahimsa - Non-Violence; Anekantvad - Non-Absolutism; Aparigraha - Non-Possessiveness) in the modern way of life for Jains and Non-Jains. 

He holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University, a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Rice University, and an MBA from Babson College. Yogendra is an avid squash player, enjoys hiking and outdoors, and grew up and lived in Boston, USA.