A luminous beacon of passion and purpose, Fr. Kinley D’Cruz stands at the intersection of faith, innovation, and education. As a devoted Salesian priest, visionary educator, and accomplished engineer, he embodies a rare harmony of technical brilliance and heartfelt commitment to nurturing young minds. His mission: to ignite a holistic transformation—fostering not only academic mastery but also character, social responsibility, and leadership.
For over a decade and a half, Fr. Kinley helmed Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, where his pioneering vision revolutionized the institution’s landscape. Under his stewardship, the college flourished into a vibrant nexus of research, infrastructure innovation, and industry collaborations—setting new benchmarks in excellence and inspiring generations of engineers to dream beyond boundaries.
Beyond academia, he championed FiiRE (Forum for Innovation, Incubation, Research and Entrepreneurship), Goa’s premier startup incubator.