Naveen Lalit Kankate

Naveen Lalit Kankate is an accomplished entrepreneur and educator with a diverse background in technology and product management. As the Founder and CEO of Staythanks since February 2023 and Requisor since January 2025, Kankate focuses on innovative solutions for travel and rapid execution of ideas. Additionally, Kankate serves as an Adjunct Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering, specializing in AI Products and Data. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Product Manager at Northwestern Mutual, Project Manager at the University of Michigan's Economic Growth Institute, and Senior Analytics Engineer at Remedy Analytics. Kankate holds a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from the University of Mumbai.