Shefali and Umesh Subramanian Scholarship

Umesh Subramanian (MS'99) is Chief Technology Officer at Citadel, one of the world's leading alternative investment managers. Prior to his role with Citadel, he was Partner and Co-Head of Technology at Goldman Sachs. He credits the University with opening his mind to new traits and skills that he never anticipated collecting. After earning an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, he did his graduate studies in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at UIUC. From the moment he came to this university with a dream about opportunity, Subramanian said his experience matched his dreams. He thrived in a collaborative research environment that opened his eyes to the way many different disciplines could help an engineer solve problems. That feeling became the driving force behind this scholarship fund, designated to an undergraduate student from out of state in the Department of Computer Science. According to Subramanian, “The scholarship is just a small token of appreciation from me, but if someone else were to finish their educational pursuits at Illinois and feel the same affinity for – and perhaps feel the urge to give back – to Grainger Engineering or Illinois Computer Science that would be a great outcome.” Learn more about Subramanian's journey.