Satvik Pendyala is a technology-security policy researcher and analyst. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics, International Relations, and Asian Studies from the University of Texas in Austin and a Master's degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. He has worked for various think tanks and private consultancies on issues of Indian geopolitics, Sino-Indian relations, maritime Indo-Pacific, semiconductor supply chains, electronics manufacturing, and defense industry. His work has been published in Swarajya Magazine, South Asian Voices, 9DashLine, ORF America, and RANE-Stratfor Worldview.