Mr. Ravi Padmanabhan is the founding President of Hi 5 Youth Foundation USA. He is an engineer by profession and has lived in the bay area for the last 30 years. He is an avid sports enthusiast who has played university level cricket. His primary interests are cricket, tennis and basketball around which he plans his travels and vacations. His association with Hi 5 started after his visit to Mumbai where he witnessed the impact basketball was making on orphaned and underprivileged children.