# Ravi Apte

> Ravi Apte is the founder and CEO of Left Right Mind, a design and software business founded in 2013 that now offers an enterprise AI platform. A University of Texas at Dallas computer science graduate and former John Deere and KLA-Tencor engineer, he has advised Preemadonna and publicly discusses human judgment, innovation culture and organizational behavior.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Left Right Mind
- **Organizations:** Left Right Mind, KLA-Tencor, John Deere, Preemadonna
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Master of Science in Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, BJ Fogg’s Behavior Design Boot Camp
- **Known for:** Founded Left Right Mind in 2013., Advised Preemadonna, with an engineering background in distributed Java systems and iOS development., Leads a company whose employees contribute to NASA’s Science Discovery Engine; NASA publications credit the wider collaboration.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Worked as a software engineer at John Deere.
- **2004** — Joined KLA-Tencor, where he served as a senior software engineer.
- **2013** — Founded Left Right Mind.
- **2018** — Identified as a Preemadonna adviser in its SEC filing.
- **2020** — Attended BJ Fogg’s Behavior Design Boot Camp.
- **2026** — Leads Left Right Mind as it markets an enterprise AI platform organized around Detect, Resolve and Explore.

## Achievements

- Founded Left Right Mind in 2013.
- Advised Preemadonna, with an engineering background in distributed Java systems and iOS development.
- Leads a company whose employees contribute to NASA’s Science Discovery Engine; NASA publications credit the wider collaboration.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — On August 19, recommended a paper-and-pen thinking exercise before prompting AI.
- **2026-08** — On August 20, described executive exploration dashboards and argued that a gap between a plan and results can reveal unrealistic planning.

## Links

- Website: https://leftrightmind.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raviapte

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Last updated: 2026-10-22