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Team

Who’s behind this

Portland AI Devs is run by volunteers who show up early, stack the chairs late, and genuinely want to see Portland’s AI community grow. Want to help organize? Join the list and pitch in at any event.

Founders

The founding crew

Five people got this started. Bios and links fill in as everyone confirms theirs.

Varshith Chennuru

Founder

Organizes workshops and hackathons for the community, including Hack the Build with MLH. Believes the fastest way to learn AI is to build with it next to other people.

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Harsha Vardhan Gattu

Founder

Co-founder of Portland AI Devs and part of the organizing crew behind our Hacktoberfest hack day.

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Vinith Reddy

Founder

Co-founder of Portland AI Devs and part of the organizing crew behind our Hacktoberfest hack day.

Syam Prasad Chitluri

Founder

Co-founder of Portland AI Devs, helping build Portland's community of AI builders.

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Lokesh Repaka

Founder

Co-founder of Portland AI Devs, helping build Portland's community of AI builders.

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