Dandapani

Globally renowned speaker, entrepreneur, former monk,
and Hindu priest

Dandapani is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur, a globally renowned speaker, and a former monk of 10 years. After graduating from university with a degree in Electrical Engineering, he left it all behind to live a life of serious personal discipline and training in a cloistered monastery as an ordained Hindu monk under the guidance of one of Hinduism’s foremost spiritual leaders.

Today, he takes the lessons learned from his 10 years as a practicing monk and shares them with some of the world’s top entrepreneurs and athletes to help them better harness and leverage the power of the mind to succeed in their fields. His clients include companies like Fortress Investment Group, ICONIQ, McKinsey, American Express, Bloomberg LP, Nike, and more.

His book, The Power of Unwavering Focus, published by Portfolio and Penguin Random House, has been translated into 23 languages. And his TEDx talk has over 7 million views. He currently lives in Nosara, Costa Rica, where he and his wife are passionately creating a 33-acre Hindu spiritual sanctuary and botanical gardens to further their mission.

Session Title: The Economics of Energy