Piya Sorcar

Technology Review magazine recognized Piya Sorcar (Bus, Econ, Jour’01) as a TR35 Honoree for 2011. The TR35 recognizes the world’s top innovators under 35 in several emerging fields and chose Piya for her development of TeachAIDS, software that addresses problems associated with HIV prevention. She developed TeachAIDS as part of her graduate work at Stanford, and the materials are being used in more than 30 countries, including some where HIV-related education has not been previously allowed. Piya lives in Mountain View, Calif.