Sobanan Narenthiran is the CEO of Breakthrough Social Enterprise, and his career path is not one you will find in any graduate guide. From medical student to prisoner to AI ethicist and social entrepreneur, Sobanan's journey defies convention and powerfully reframes what it means to have a career in the age of AI.

As CEO, Sobanan thinks differently about hiring than most people graduates will ever meet. He is not looking for the most conventional CV. He is looking for evidence that someone has thought seriously, taken risks, and developed a perspective that only comes from living outside the default path. He has built a team of people who came from places the industry rarely looks.

Today, Sobanan leads one of the UK’s most mission-driven organisations focused on bridging the divide between underserved communities and the most transformative technology of our time: Artificial Intelligence. His approach to AI is simple: systems do not become ethical by accident, and innovation does not automatically serve everyone.