Patrons Archives - Indiaspora

Anil Advani

Managing Partner, Inventus Law

Anil is a startup lawyer, angel investor, and mentor to early-stage startup founders in Silicon Valley and across the world.… Read more

Deepak Advani

Partner, Hellman & Friedman

Deepak joined H&F in 2016 and is focused on helping the Firm drive value by improving the operational effectiveness of… Read more

Vijay Advani

CEO, Nuveen

Vijay is responsible for Nuveen’s strategy, distribution and operations, as well as the investment affiliates that comprise Nuveen's multi-boutique structure.… Read more

Renu Agrawal

Chief Operating Officer, Wells Fargo

Renu is EVP & COO, Financial Institutions Group at Wells Fargo. Based in San Francisco, Renu joined Wells Fargo in… Read more

Deepak Ahuja

CFO, Tesla Motors

Deepak Ahuja is Tesla, Inc.’s CFO as of March 2017. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer… Read more

Maya Ajmera

President and CEO at Society for Science and the Public

Maya Ajmera is the President and CEO of Society for Science & the Public (SSP) and Publisher of its award-winning… Read more

Pat Basu

Senior Vice President, Optum & Executive leader, UnitedHealth Group

Pat Basu is a business leader who has served as a senior executive in the corporate, government, private equity and… Read more

Vinita Belani

Artistic Director and Founder, EnActe Arts

Vinita is the Artistic Director and Founder of EnActe Arts. comes to the world of theatre and non-profit with 20+years… Read more

Amit Bhandari

Chairman and CEO, BioUrja

Amit is the founder of the BioUrja Group and serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Amit sets the… Read more

Viresh Bhatia

Co-founder, InstallShield Software

Viresh Bhatia is the co-founder and founding CEO and visionary behind one of the most recognized software companies in World. Since… Read more

Sunil Budhrani

Chief Medical Officer/ Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Innovation Health

Dr. Sunil Budhrani, a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician, joined Innovation Health in May 2016 as Chief Medical Officer and Chief… Read more

Mallika Chopra

CEO of Intent.com

Mallika Chopra is a mom, media entrepreneur, public speaker and published author. Just Breathe: Meditation, Mindfulness, Movement and More, her latest… Read more

Anand Deshpande

Founder, Persistent Systems

Anand Deshpande is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), a Company that he… Read more

Dinny Devitre

Business Executive and Philanthropist

Dinyar (Dinny) Devitre is an international business executive who has held leadership positions over a 40 year period in the… Read more

VR Ferose

Senior Vice President, HEAD of SAP Engineering Academy, SAP SE

Based in Palo Alto, VR Ferose heads the SAP Engineering Academy. The mission of the organization is to create the… Read more

Tel Ganesan

Managing Director of Kyyba Innovations

Tel Ganesan is the Managing Director of Kyyba Innovations and Founder/Executive Producer of Kyyba Films. Tel is also the Chairman… Read more

Shaloo Garg

MD, Microsoft for Startups (Silicon Valley, Southwest) | UN Women | Gates Foundation

Shaloo Garg is currently Managing Director, Silicon Valley, Southwest region for Microsoft for Startups. She brings a combination of strong… Read more

Vijay Goradia

Founder and Chairman, Vinmar International, Ltd.

A native of Mumbai, India, Vijay migrated to the US in 1978 and founded Vinmar International, Ltd., a global distribution… Read more

Naren Gupta

Co-founder, Nexus Venture Partners

Naren Gupta co-founded Nexus Venture Partners in 2006. Nexus Ventures is India's leading venture investor funding innovative companies in ecommerce,… Read more

Vinita Gupta

Chairman, President, & CEO of Quick Eagle Networks, Inc.

Vinita founded Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks) in May 1985, and has been the company's only chairman. As… Read more

Vinny (Vinod) Gupta

President and CEO, InNow LLC

Vinny Gupta is an executive and entrepreneur, and is President and CEO of InNow. InNow provides market-ready companies and technologies… Read more

Neeraj Hora

MD, Head: Innovation and Investment at Nomura Holding America

Neeraj Hora is Head of Nomura Holding's Innovation and Investment office in San Francisco. He is responsible for partnering with… Read more

Reenita Malhotra Hora

VP of Content at Hibooks, Inc.

A prolific writer, content strategist, broadcast journalist and Ayurveda clinician, Reenita Malhotra Hora is VP of Content at Otto Radio… Read more

Sridar Iyengar

Co-founder, The Sounding Board

Sridar Iyengar is the Co-founder of The Sounding Board, and an independent mentor investor in early-stage startups and companies. He is the former… Read more

Justin Joseph

Commercial Growth, Office of the CEO, Palantir

Justin is an executive at Palantir Technologies where he is responsible for global business development and growth strategy for key… Read more

Suresh Katta

CEO and Founder, Saama Technologies

Suresh Katta founded Saama Technologies, Inc. with a vision to turn raw data into actionable insights that enable enterprise leaders… Read more

Irfan Khan

President & CEO of Bristlecone

Irfan A. Khan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bristlecone. An accomplished industry veteran, Irfan has 20 years… Read more

Vani Kola

Managing Director at Kalaari Capital

Vani is the Managing Director at Kalaari Capital, an early stage venture capital firm based in Bangalore. She is a… Read more

Ash Lilani

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Saama Capital

Ash Lilani is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Saama Capital, an independent direct equity fund investing in India. Previously, Ash… Read more

Manjula Luthria

Senior Economist, World Bank Group

Manjula Luthria is Senior Economist at the Social Protection Labor and Jobs Global Practice at the World Bank where she… Read more

Ajay Mago

Managing Partner, Edwards Maxson Mago & Macaulay, LLP

Ajay Mago is Managing Partner at Edwards Maxson Mago & Macaulay, LLP. Ajay is a nationally recognized lawyer, trusted boardroom advisor,… Read more

Ranjan Manoranjan

Principal, PRIME AE Group

Ranjan Manoranjan, Principal of PRIME AE Group, leads business development in the Midwest region. Prior to that, he was the… Read more

Dennis Mehta

Chairman of India Israel Technology Group

Dennis is a lifelong entrepreneur with a background in private equity and venture capital. Specific sectors of interest include water,… Read more

Shefali Mehta

Executive Director, Soil Health Partnership | CEO, Ceres Wave | Founder, Open Rivers

Shefali Mehta is an agricultural and environmental economist who focuses on improving agricultural systems to sustainably feed the world. She… Read more

Raghu Mendu

Co-founder, Ventureast

Raghu Mendu is a Co-founder and General Partner of Ventureast. He was part of the team that was responsible for… Read more

Laxman Narasimhan

CEO, Reckitt Benckiser

Laxman is the chief executive officer of Reckitt Benckiser. He previously served as the CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods. Prior… Read more

Pari Natarajan

CEO at Zinnov

Pari is Co-Founder of Zinnov LLC and serves as its the Chief Executive Officer. He has successfully led engagements for… Read more

Vamsee Tirukkala

Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Draup

Vamsee is Co-Founder of Zinnov LLC and serves as its a Managing Principal. Vamsee leads Zinnov's revenue generation efforts and… Read more

Shirish Nimgaonkar

Managing Director, Alantra

Mr. Nimgaonkar has extensive experience in strategy, mergers & acquisitions and operations across the US, Europe and India and in… Read more

Emilie R. Ninan is a Partner at Ballard Spahr LLP, and Chair of the firm's Public Finance Department. She is a member of Ballard Spahr's Expanded Board, where she oversees national strategy and administration for the firm’s Public Finance Department across the country. Read more

Dolly Oberoi

Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, C2 Technologies

Dolly Oberoi is the Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board of C2 Technologies, an online education, training, strategic human capital… Read more

Bijal Patel

CEO, Coast Redwood Hospitality

Bijal Patel, CHA, resides in Santa Cruz, California and is a third generation commercial real estate entrepreneur and current Chief… Read more

Anoop Prakash

Consultant at Egon Zehnder

Anoop Prakash, based in Chicago, is an active member of Egon Zehnder’s Automotive & Mobility, Technology and Consumer Practices. He… Read more

Vivek Ragavan

President, CEO, Co-founder, Siaras

Vivek Ragavan has developed a solid track record launching technology startups and guiding them to positive outcomes. As president and… Read more

Rajan Raghavan

CEO & Co-Founder, The Fabric

Rajan Raghavan is CEO and Co-founder of The Fabric, a startup co-creation foundry, and accelerator. Rajan actively collaborates with entrepreneurs… Read more

Ramanan Raghavendran

Managing Partner at Amasia

Ramanan has led venture capital and growth equity investments in the United States, Asia, Western Europe and Latin America. Ramanan is… Read more

Priya Rajan

Director, Silicon Valley Bank

Priya Rajan is currently the Director of Early Stage Practice at Silicon Valley Bank, exclusively focused on the innovation sector,… Read more

Kausik Rajgopal

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Kausik is the leader of our West Coast Office and also co-leads McKinsey’s Payments Practice in the Americas. He is… Read more

Sunny Ramchandani

Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Aetna

Sunny Ramchandani currently serves as a Commander in the US Navy Reserves and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine for the… Read more

Kash Rangan

Managing Director, Merrill Lynch

Rangan began his career as a technology analyst at Robertson Stephens & Co. before moving on to become a senior… Read more

Yamini Rangan

Chief Customer Officer, Dropbox

Yamini serves as Chief Customer Officer at Dropbox, Inc. since September 04, 2018. She was Vice President of Business Strategy… Read more

Bhavana Rao

Director, Trigyn

Bhavana Rao is the Executive Director of Trigyn. Bhavana has done her graduation in B Tech (IT) and post-graduation in… Read more

Raju Reddy

CEO, Sierra Atlantic

Raju Reddy is the Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Atlantic at Sceptre Database Consultants, Inc. He serves as an Industry… Read more

Nalini Saligram

CEO, Arogya World

Nalini Saligram is the Founder & CEO of Arogya World, a global health non-profit committed to changing the course of… Read more

Mythili Sankaran

Principal, Stratalens

Mythili is the Principal at Stratalens. She previously served as Director of West Coast Operations at U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC).… Read more

Amit Shah

Director of Operations, Bio-Pharm Inc.

Amit Shah is Director of Operations at Bio-Pharm, Inc. He is a Member of the Board of Marius Pharmaceuticals in… Read more

Manu Shah

Founder, M S International Inc.

Manu Shah is the CEO of M S International, Inc., the leading importer and distributor of Premium Surfaces including granite,… Read more

Jai Shekhawat

Founder and former CEO, SAP Fieldglass

Jai is the Founder and former CEO of SAP Fieldglass, maker of the world's most widely used Cloud platform for… Read more

Venk Shukla

General Partner, Monta Vista Capital

Venk Shukla is a General Partner at Monta Vista Capital. With a varied background in sales, marketing and general management,… Read more

Smita Siddhanti

Founder, EnDyna

Dr. Smita Siddhanti, with her dedicated career contributing at the intersection of Science, Technology and Public Policy, founded EnDyna Inc. following… Read more

Harmit Singh

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Levi Strauss & Co.

Harmit is the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Levi Strauss & Co. Harmit is responsible for managing… Read more

Nikhil Sinha

Chief Executive Officer, GSV Labs

Nikhil is Chief Executive Officer at GSVlabs and a Partner in Global Silicon Valley, a silicon valley based investment firm.… Read more

Sumant Sinha

Chairman and Managing Director, ReNew Power

Sumant Sinha is the Chairman and Managing Director of India's largest renewable energy IPP (Independent Power Producer). Previously, he worked… Read more

K R Sridhar

CEO, Bloom Energy

K. R. Sridhar is the founder and CEO of Bloom Energy, an energy company which launched a new energy-efficient and environmentally friendly fuel cell known… Read more

Kiran Sridhar

Executive Director, Waste No Food

Kiran is the Executive Director for “Waste No Food” , an organization that has donated five million meals to the… Read more

Prabakar Sundarrajan

Founder, Chief Strategist at The Fabric

Prabakar is Chief Strategist and Co-founder of The Fabric. Prabakar spearheads the technology and strategic elements of The Fabric’s co-creation… Read more

Sanjay Swani

Managing Partner at SARORAS

Sanjay founded SARORAS in 2018 to pursue investments in technology and business services companies. Prior to founding SARORAS, Sanjay worked… Read more

Neville Taraporewalla

President, BCCL Worldwide Inc

A Certified Executive Leadership Coach, Neville has held several Senior Executive Leadership positions at Microsoft Corporation, Yahoo! Inc., Publicitas, Mid-Day… Read more

Navin Thukkaram

Technology investor and entrepreneur

Navin Thukkaram is a technology investor and entrepreneur. He was previously Chief Operating Officer, Board member, and seed round investor… Read more

Siddu (Sridhar) Tummala

CEO, Apervi

Siddu (Sridhar) Tummala is a Big Data executive who provides scalable and reliable technical solutions to provide business insights and… Read more

Sheel Tyle

Founder and CEO, Amplo

Sheel Tyle is the Founder & CEO of Amplo, a venture capital firm focused on investing in the most impactful… Read more

Riaz Valani

General Partner at Global Asset Capital

Riaz Valani is General Partner at Global Asset Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm. Valani previously served as… Read more

Anurag Varma

Vice President, Government Affairs, Infosys Limited

Anurag Varma is Head of Global Government Affairs for Infosys Limited ,a global technology consulting firm, where he develops and… Read more

Sriram Viswanathan

Founding Managing Partner, WRVI Capital

Sriram is the Founding Managing Partner of WRVI Capital, a leading Silicon Valley based technology venture fund that focuses on… Read more