Charter Member

ABHI MUKHERJEE

Operating Partner at CerraCap Ventures

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Abhi is a Growth Strategist and an Innovation Evangelist having served the global technology industry for about two & half decades. He has successfully

AJAY PRASAD

CEO Repugen

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RepuGen is a healthcare reputation and review management software that prevents almost every negative review by quickly identifying unhappy patients, notifying you instantly, and

Akbar Jessani

CEO of Universal Shipping Inc.

Akbar Jessani is an accomplished entrepreneur and the Chief Executive Officer of Universal Shipping Inc., based in Southern California. With a robust career spanning

ALAN DESAI

Real Estate Tycoon

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Real Estate Investor with 35 years of experience investing more than $700 Million in apartments, shopping centers, office buildings, warehouses, strategic land holdings in

AMIT DHIR

CEO, SLPTELE

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I am a principal and CEO in several successful Health Care IT-based companies. I am always looking for strategic partnership, acquisition, and investment opportunities

Amith AP

Director - Delivery & New Age Tech at Cosmonet Solutions Pvt Ltd

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I am a dynamic and enterprising professional with deep-rooted expertise in the world of technology

ANIL RAMINENI

CEO @ CQ InfoTech

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Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Server Administration Scrum, SQL, E-commerce and Agile

ANSHUMAN SINHA

Co-Founder & CEO, Startup Steroid
CEO, Optizm Global

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I am an Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. Board Member at TiE SoCal Angels Fund I’m the Co-Founder & CEO of “StartupSteroid” the platform to

ANUPAM SATYASHEEL

Founder & CEO at Occams Advisory, Inc

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20+ years of international experience in in Entrepreneurship, Financial & Risk Management, Valuation, M&A, Due Diligence, Operational Efficiency, Creating & Implementing upon Strategic Structures

ASHISH SABOO

Co-founder & CTO

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Founder and CEO of Tech-Synergy, a leading provider of audio transcription translation billing & accounting and other back office support services to customers around

ASHOK DESAI

Chief Business Officer & Founder at Zymr

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Ashok Desai oversees all business development for Zymr including go-to market initiatives and strategic partnerships. A serial entrepreneur and veteran of enterprise systems and

ASHOK MADAN

Principal at The Madan Group

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Mr. Ashok Madan is a veteran Real Estate Investor who came to the US in 1970 to pursue master’s degree in Systems Engineering. After

Ashwin Waghela

Principal at Avasant

Mr. Waghela has several years of management consulting and advisory experience in the areas of digital transformation, business transformation and services globalization. He has

ATUL JHALANI

CEO at Match Sample Corporation

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Accomplished results-oriented leader who builds, evolves and scales dynamic medical technology and life science companies. Key strengths include ethical, credible and trustworthy value-based leadership;

AVI NARANG

Senior Vice President, BRC Advisors

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Residential & Multi-Family Investment Advisor operating in Los Angeles, Orange County & Inland Empire area since 2004 Associated with BRC Advisors Commercial Real Estate

AZAD VIRK

Corporate Attorney, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

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Azad Virk is a shareholder in Stradling’s Corporate and Technology Transactions practice groups. Azad’s practice focuses on a variety of corporate, commercial and intellectual

BALAJI RAO

Dircetor, BNG Wealth Advisors

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Providing investment and financial planning services based on your individual financial goals and objectives. I look forward to working with you. Securities and Investment

BHIBEKSHAN SHAWN CHOWDHRY

CEO, SHIVNET INC

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22 years as an entrepreneur, businessman with skills in technology marketing, business development and a CEO of a technology company.

BRENDA MCCABE

Advisor & Chief, Next Act Advisors

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Brenda McCabe possesses a unique combination of international experience of over 25 years, in operating roles of CEO and VP positions in Sales, Operations,

CHINNA IRAVA

Director, ERP Practice at Innoworx Consulting

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Chinna is an ERP IT consultant with a record of developing and supporting SAP projects and solutions. He has experience across diverse industries include

DAVE GOYAL

Founder & CEO at Think AI Corporation, an INC 5000 Company

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Dave is a dynamic tech leader with a flair for creating innovative ideas into successful ventures, notably Think AI, Orange Neurosciences, Think AI India,

DEEPA PULIPATI

Founder & Executive Coach at Tula Coach

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Experienced Mediator with a demonstrated history of working in the judiciary industry. Skilled in Family Law, Mediation, Legal Research, and Community Outreach. Strong legal

Delnaz Dadachanji

Owner, Director at Stays Pro LLC

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DHAVAL KAPADIA

Chairman, Investors Institute

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Dhaval is an Angel Investor, serial entrepreneur and a mentor. He is also the Founder of Investors Institute. The goal of the Institute is

DINESH ARSID

CEO, 1.8 DENTISTRY

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A technology enthusiast and professional with experience and exposure to emerging technologies. Co-founder of legal case management platform www.immicompliance.com and marketing platform www.18dentistry.com etc.

Dr. RITU GOEL

Founder Of Mental Wellness Startup

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Dr. Ritu Goel, a trailblazer in mental health and child literacy, combines 20+ years of global child psychiatry experience. Founder of an AI-powered mental

GAURAV KUMAR

Founder & CEO, Beyond Codes Inc

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Founded in 2008, Beyond Codes is one of the premier lead generation and appointment setting company. Started from a garage in Simi Valley- California,

GIRISH KANNALLI

CEO, xStear

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An experienced Information Technology consultant with experience in Strategic Account Management Business Development Consulting Solutions and Program Management. Manged large Transformational outsourcing programs &

HARI SEEDHAR

Co-Founder and CEO, Soen Audio

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Hari Seedhar is a Co-Founder and CEO at Soen Audio, a California company bringing next generation audio technology and best-in-class products to modern lifestyles.

HARSH BEMBI

Chief Operating Officer at West Point Medical Center

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Harsh is the COO overseeing West Point Medical Center, their family-owned clinics. He is also a 7-Eleven franchisee with multiple locations in Las Vegas.

HEMESH SURANA

Founder, patientXpress

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Hemesh Surana is Founder and CEO of patientXpress, a very innovative and comprehensive patient engagement and practice management solution for dental and medical offices.

HERSH CHOKSI

Principal at Hands Capital

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He is an investor, analyst, and real estate property manager with a background in technology startups, specifically product development and user acquisition. He is

HITEN SHETH

Principal Mechanical Engineer/Partner at H2S Engineers Inc.

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With a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, licensed in multiple states, and over 17 years of experience in diverse building systems, I co-founded H2S Engineers

IMTIAZ MOHAMMADY

Founder and CEO, Nisum Technologies, Inc.

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Imtiaz Mohammady is the Founder and CEO of Nisum, a digital commerce firm specializing in omnichannel enablement and fulfillment systems. In his role as

Jagdish Gaikwad

We are pleased to introduce Jagdish, owner of JG Device Enterprises Inc. who is involved in FDA approvals and manufacturing of Class II medical

Jaiganesh Vedagiri

President/CEO at Bristol Healthcare Services

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My 25 years of experience in various roles including Operations, Strategy, Business Development, Finance and Human Resources Management has helped me to drive my

Jalpesh Shah

Founder at Simplyfy Solutions Inc

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Technology leader with more than 15 years of diversified experience in Architecture, Design, Manage, and Implementation of highly reliable and scalable distributed Enterprise applications

JAY NITTURKAR

CEO, pVerify

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I am pleased to introduce pVerify, the market segment leader in automated patient eligibility verification space. I am indeed grateful to all our customers,

JAYRAM RAO

SAP Security/GRC Lead, NextGen, Inc

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I am an Engineer, Security Consultant, investor, hiker and Angel Investor. The last 30 years of my experience include working for many Engineering companies

JIGAR SHAH

Real Estate Professional, Century 21 Discovery

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JR is a Real Estate Professional. He has achieved a Master degree in Accounting, Passed Chartered Accounting field and also has achieved a degree

KANOJ KOTLA

Partner, KBK Group

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Have a background in developing Enterprise Software for High Speed Networking. Cofounded Rush49 which is an experience platform to find activities and events. Now

Kevin Parikh

Chairman and CEO of Avasant

Kevin Parikh is the Chairman and CEO of Avasant, a leading management consulting firm that helps clients navigate the complete lifecycle of IT and

KRISHNA BADERIA

CEO at Hvantage Technologies Inc. USA

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As the CEO of Hvantage Technologies since 2015, Krishna has led over 50 professionals in delivering cutting-edge AI, web, mobile, and data solutions, guided

KUNAL MITTAL

Co Founder/ President, Cebod Telecom

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Kunal Mittal is President and Co-Founder of Cebod Telecom that offers busineses a cloud based, feature rich, and a cost effective alternative to regular

MAEESHA MERCHANT

CXO | Investor | Board Advisor, Colburn School

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Maeesha is the CFO and VP of Business Development at the Colburn School. Prior to Colburn, Maeesha was the SVP of Finance and Operations,

Mahdi Alimi

Real Estate Investor

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Mahdi Alimi is a highly accomplished real estate investor with a global perspective and a strong focus on low-risk, high-yielding investments. With extensive expertise

MAHESH ALAMPALLI

Founder & CEO, Innowhyte

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Transformation, Digital Business, IT Strategy, Cloud Advisory, Cloud Migration & Solutions, Enterprise Architecture, Portfolio Assessment, R&D, Rapid Prototyping, Intrapreneurship, Innovation, Design Thinking, Product Lifecycle,

Mahesh Mike Patel

Broker Associate at First Team Real Estate

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Over 22 years of full time Real Estate experience in helping clients with their real estate Purchases, Sales and Investments. I am experienced in

MANISH BANSAL

Founder and CEO, Fifth Square

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Passionately delivering value to our customers and partners with a mission to make a positive impact at every organization we engage – this is

MANISH BHARDIA

Partner, Think AI

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Manish is a Cloud consultant with more than 22 years of experience leading complex technical projects and currently serves as President of the International

Manu Puri

Founder and CEO JMDAdvisory.com

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Manu is a seasoned technology leader an entrepreneur with over 2 decades of leadership experience in Healthcare, insurance and entertainment. He is the founder and

MAYANK MOHAN

Attorney, Law Office of Mayank Mohan

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Dr. Mohan is the founder and principal attorney at the Law Offices of Mayank Mohan, a law firm based in Santa Monica, California. Dr.

Mike Dennis

Senior Vice President & Chief Architect, Corebridge Financial Inc.

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Strategic IT Executive and thought leader with a proven 20+ year track record of delivering business transformations with a relentless customer focus. Highly accomplished

MONTY MENGHANI

Managing Partner, Accounting Room

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Monty Menghani is the managing partner of Accounting Room and the Co-founder of Prohactiv Inc. He has extensive experience in the field of software

NATESH KODANCHA

CEO & Partner, Satwic Inc.

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Natesh has Information Technology background, having provided consulting services to several Fortune 500 companies with their Data related vision, strategy, and execution for decades.

NAVIN GUPTA

President, CMIT Solutions of Anaheim West

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I am passionate about learning the new and different ways technology can provide an edge to the business. During my 20+ year corporate career

NAVNEET CHUGH

Managing Partner, The Chugh Firm

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Navneet S. Chugh is the Chairman of Chugh, LLP founded in 1985. He is an Attorney and a CPA. He holds a MBA from

Neena Sathi

Principal at Applied AI Institute

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Ms. Neena Sathi is a Principal at the Applied AI Institute, specializing in developing analytical and cognitive solution offerings across various AI domains, including

NEERAJ BHAVANI

Founder & Board Member | Tagnos - Orchestrate Healthcare

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Entrepreneur and visionary CEO, building companies from initial concept to a sustainable business. Growth oriented leader and strategist – believes in scaling business through

NEHAL KOTHARI

Owner at South Shore Products

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Nehal is the owner of South Shore Products, a full-service company providing project management and supply chain for any size of business. He provides

Nita Parikh

Principal at Jackson Lewis P.C

Nita Parikh is a principal in the Los Angeles, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice is focused on advising management on various issues

PANKAJ DAYAL

Investment Advisory Representative, PNR Financial Services LLC

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Pankaj is a CPFA (Certified Plan Fiduciary Adviser), AIF (Accredited Investment Fiduciary) and Investment Advisory Representative with PNR Financial Services LLC which is an

PARTHIB SRIVATHSAN

Co-Founder & Head of Data Analytics & Strategy at Companyon Ventures

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I am the Co-Founder and I lead data analytics and strategy at Companyon Ventures, a Boston-based, Venture Capital firm. We invest in early-stage startups,

PAWAN GUPTA

Principal, Pcubed Associates inc.

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Pawan Gupta is the president of Pcubed Associates Inc., a consulting engineering firm in Southern California. Pawan has over 25 years of experience in

PAYAL SAWHNEY

President, SAAHAS

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I started my career as a social worker over 20 years ago and have since worked in India, New York, Chicago and Cincinnati, and

PRANAV DESAI

Board Member, Voice of Specially Abled People

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Pranav Desai is a founder of www.voiceofsap.org, US based organization in a Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC. He is Vice President with NTT

PUJA SORATHIA

Vice President/Manager at State Bank of India (California)

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RAAJEEV AGGARWAL

President, North America, Transorg Analytics, LLC

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Raajeev Aggarwal is the President of Compubahn, Inc., a federal systems integrator and also a principal of Transorg Analytics, a firm based in Analytics

RAJEEV RAWAT

Co-Founder & CPO of Gigaforce Inc.

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A technology professional with over 20+ years management experience and a proven track record of delivering high-profile CRM, Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, Big Data

RAJESH BANSAL

Co-Founder & President at Quiq Capital

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Quiq Capital is a private credit investment manager focused on lower middle market direct lending and structured credit. Borrowers often use Quiq Capital’s loan

RAMESH NAIR

Co-Founder, Peer Connexions

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Spent over 25 years in large companies in the distribution and technology area. Has been in Executive Management and CIO roles in Fortune 100

RAMESH PATEL

President, Sora Power Inc

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Educated in Engineering , technology and Business Mgmt.. Involved in Multi platform Businesses, including Aerospace Manufacturing, Retail Distribution, Real Estate Development, Member of Tech

RAMESH PATEL

CPA Partner, Chugh LLP

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Ramesh Patel is a partner in the Cerritos office of the firm since 1995. Mr. Patel is a Certified Public Accountant in the State

RAVI BHAGAVAN

Managing Director, Allied Advisers

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Ravi is an investment banking and corporate development executive with 20+ years of experience guiding companies through M&A and equity and debt financings, valuation,

Ritu Raj Bhushan

Vice President, Partner

Throughout my 25+ year career, I have been a pioneer of Digital Strategy & Transformation within major global organizations such as PwC and Genpact

ROHIT KOHLI

Chief Pediatric GI, Liver, & Nutrition | |@ChildrensLA @KeckMedUSC | |

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Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical Scholar) at the Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of the University of Southern California (USC) and am supported by an

ROSHAN SHETTY

CEO, Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp.

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Serial technology entrepreneur with successful track record of repeatedly taking new scientific breakthroughs from initial laboratory discovery to product/market fit and scaling annual revenues

Ruchi Lamba

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Senior business leader with a passion for persuasive story-telling using market research, predictive analytics and consumer psychology. Expert in using customer journeys to reveal

SAJINDRA GUNAWARDANE

Attorney at US Business Counsel, A Professional Law Corp

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As outside general counsel and strategic business advisor, I successfully advance the growth & risk mitigation goals of my Clients by providing 2 unique

SANJAY POOJARY

Founder & CEO of Saya Life

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Founder and CEO of Saya Life, a company providing the “knowledge of water” to help property builders/ managers, Insurance companies and Utilities manage water

SANJAY SHARMA

Mortgage Loan Officer, New American Funding

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Experienced supervisor with a management style that motivates staff productivity with unique combination in Retail Sales and Restaurant industry. Sales-driven, goal-oriented professional dedicated to

SANJAY SHRIVASTAVA

CEO, Innova Vascular

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Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava has been involved in developing, commercializing, evaluating, and acquiring medical devices for more than 18 years. After being in leadership positions

SAROJ BASAK

Director, ATGC Group Inc.

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Dr. Saroj Basak is involved with regenerative medicine (stem cells and their factors) and translational cancer therapy. He has developed successful scientific collaboration between

SATISH WADHWA

Client Manager, Rackspace

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A highly experienced IT Leader who has successfully managed 50+ M P&L for accounts in Healthcare, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Hi-tech vertical. My core expertise

SCOTT FOX

CEO at Orange County Startup Council

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Scott Fox is a serial Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, author, and evangelist for innovation worldwide. An advocate for startup founders and innovation ecosystems, Scott

SHANKAR RAM

President, Food Finders, Inc.

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Shankar has been a member of TiE SoCal since its inception. Shankar has been an entrepreneur for over 35 years, starting his first company

Shashi Tripathi

Managing Partner, Nurture Ventures

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Shashi is an accomplished leader with a demonstrated history of delivering value to the organizations, it’s employees, customers and shareholders. With his 25+ years

Shiva Bhaskar

Partner - Investor Relations at LME Investments

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I am dedicated to the empowerment of each and every American consumer, by helping them enjoy the best credit history/score possible. I utilize my

SHIVA BHASKAREN

Partner - Investor Relations + Legal at LME Investments

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I am dedicated to the empowerment of each and every American consumer, by helping them enjoy the best credit history/score possible. I utilize my

Siddharth Pathak

Founder at Epiq Infotech

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Leading the Epiq’s US practice and delivery I have a successful track record of more than 18 years in partnering with Executive Technology and

SMITA G. BAGLA

CEO, Aligned Strategies, AlignStra Ventures

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Smita G. Bagla is the past President of the TiE Socal Chapter for 2018 and 2019. An entrepreneur multiple times over, Smita is CEO

Sreekesh Menon

Partner
Trayodes Consulting

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Sreekesh Menon is a distinguished technology executive renowned for orchestrating large-scale engineering transformations within the financial services and insurance sectors. His illustrious career includes

SUBBAIAH CHERUMANDANDA

President, Satwic

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Entrepreneur with decades of experience in digital transformation. Expertise in business development, finance, talent acquisition, talent development, compensation strategy, government contracting, and business operations.

SUREN SAPKOTA

President at Sapkota Realty

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Suren is the President of Sapkota Realty. He is a real estate & property management expert with 15 + years of experience in real

SURESH LADVA

Business Owner, TOKII

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Suresh Ladva is currently the owner & Co founder of the company TOKII, a joint venture with his wife Sonnal Ladvva. He is the

Surya Gummadi

EVP and President of Cognizant Americas

Surya is a client-centric, goal-oriented senior executive and is EVP and President of Cognizant Americas. He is responsible for the overall strategic direction and

TANVIR HYDER

CEO, Spectrum A/V Inc.

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Business owner for Spectrum AV Inc. We are in the rental business for audio visual equipment. We mainly do business with hotels and provide

TAZ SINGH

Principal

Taz is the founding member of CTI and has over 20 years of experience in tax and business incentives. Starting the business in Sacramento

TONI DASGUPTA

Investment Advisor, Veda Financial

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Toni DasGupta is a registered Investment Advisor at Veda Financial. She has 15+ years of experience in the financial industry and has a PhD

Vasudev Pulipati

Managing Director, Salesforce Certified Technical Architect at Hiforte Technologies

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Registered partner and implementation services provider of Salesforce.com. Served a number customers in Financial, Insurance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Winery, Education & High tech industries.

VENKAT TADANKI

Managing Partner, Anvaya Ventures, Inc.

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Venkat is a serial entrepreneur and active as an Angel investor, Mentor, Board member and Advisor to various start ups both in the US

VENKATESH SANKARAN

CEO, SAGUNA CONSULTING

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We are a company of builders, visionaries and strategists. We help businesses anticipate, capture, and accelerate their digital transformations. At Saguna Consulting Services, we

Vibhanshu Abhishek

CEO at Alltius Inc.

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Vibhanshu is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Paul Merage School of Business. He is also the Founder/CEO of Alltius. He also

VIJAY KOTRAPPA

Investor, Advisor (Strategy and Execution)

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Vijay Kotrappa is a successful technology entrepreneur and angel investor. He founded Guidance Solutions, an internet services and co-venture company, building it to a

VIJAY MIDIDADDI

Managing Partner, Intueor Consulting, Inc

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Vijay Mididaddi is a founder and managing partner of Intueor Consulting, Inc., a business strategy and technology consulting firm dedicated to enabling public and

Vikram Kothandaraman

General Partner at Sunland Equity

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I help 100’s , if not 1000’s of patients through my Organization every month.This journey took a good 30+ yrs of my life so

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ABHI MUKHERJEE

Operating Partner at CerraCap Ventures

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AJAY PRASAD

CEO Repugen

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Akbar Jessani

CEO of Universal Shipping Inc.

ALAN DESAI

Real Estate Tycoon

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AMIT DHIR

CEO, SLPTELE

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Amith AP

Director - Delivery & New Age Tech at Cosmonet Solutions Pvt Ltd

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ANIL RAMINENI

CEO @ CQ InfoTech

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ANSHUMAN SINHA

Co-Founder & CEO, Startup Steroid CEO, Optizm Global

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ANUPAM SATYASHEEL

Founder & CEO at Occams Advisory, Inc

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ASHISH SABOO

Co-founder & CTO

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ASHOK DESAI

Chief Business Officer & Founder at Zymr

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ASHOK MADAN

Principal at The Madan Group

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Ashwin Waghela

Principal at Avasant

ATUL JHALANI

CEO at Match Sample Corporation

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AVI NARANG

Senior Vice President, BRC Advisors

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AZAD VIRK

Corporate Attorney, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

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BALAJI RAO

Dircetor, BNG Wealth Advisors

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BHIBEKSHAN SHAWN CHOWDHRY

CEO, SHIVNET INC

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BRENDA MCCABE

Advisor & Chief, Next Act Advisors

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CHINNA IRAVA

Director, ERP Practice at Innoworx Consulting

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DAVE GOYAL

Founder & CEO at Think AI Corporation, an INC 5000 Company

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DEEPA PULIPATI

Founder & Executive Coach at Tula Coach

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Delnaz Dadachanji

Owner, Director at Stays Pro LLC

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DHAVAL KAPADIA

Chairman, Investors Institute

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DINESH ARSID

CEO, 1.8 DENTISTRY

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Dr. RITU GOEL

Founder Of Mental Wellness Startup

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GAURAV KUMAR

Co-Founder & CEO, Startup Steroid
CEO, Optizm Global