Manasa Rao

I’m Manasa Rao, a Board Member at the Mindful Wellness Center of Austin.

MWCA’s mission of making mindfulness-based mental health care affordable and accessible resonates deeply with me — my own mindfulness journey, rooted in meditation, yoga, and therapy, showed me firsthand how transformative the right support can be.

Originally from Bengaluru, India, I’ve lived across India and Bahrain before moving to Texas for graduate school, where I earned my Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

I’ve spent the last decade in the semiconductor industry and currently work as a Senior Manager in Product Management at Silicon Laboratories in Austin.

Outside of work, you’ll find me traveling, hiking, reading, playing board games or D&D, watching movies, and — most importantly — spending time with the people I love: my husband, sister, brother-in-law, and close friends here in Austin, and of course Brie, my sister and brother-in-law’s adorable dog.

I’m also always on the lookout for new hobbies that spark creativity and keep life interesting!