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Over sixty years ago, India’s Founding Fathers asked all Indians to respect the national symbols of India, to cherish its heritage and preserve its composite culture (Constitution Part IV-A). To honor the importance of those ideals, a small group of Indian Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area (all successful entrepreneurs) decided to create a broad-based, inclusive Community Center. It’s mission would be to preserve the culture, values and heritage of India for future generations based on the vision and ideals of the Founding Fathers of India.
The India Community Center was conceived as a place where every generation of the Indian Diaspora could find comfort in various facets of their culture, preserve and practice unique traditions and celebrate festivals and social milestones in a welcoming environment. It was also designed to be a center where people of other cultures can explore and experience Indian traditions and values.
In addition to cherishing heritage, the ICC founders also decided that promoting brotherhood and fraternity in the spirit of the constitution would be even more important in a distant land. So uniting the diverse community also becomes one of ICC’s goals. And finally, incorporating community service as en essential pillar of this center was considered vital to living up to traditional Indian values. Thus came into being our mission of UNITE. SERVE. CELEBRATE
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To promote Indian culture and values by providing social, cultural, recreational and community programs, thereby uniting the Indian community, and raising awareness about Indian culture in the local community. ICC welcomes all without regard to racial, ethnic, regional, religious, political or socio-economic background and its mission seeks:
ICC is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, non-religious, non-political organization.
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The ICC came into being in February 2003 with the efforts of the Godhwani brothers, Anil and Gautam, first generation Indians and successful entrepreneurs, whose foray into the non-profit world began with the launch of the India Community Center. They were joined by other successful Indian American entrepreneurs and professionals to build and grow the organization. ICC is financially supported through membership fees and community donations. It has also received some limited corporate, foundation and government funding. Today it is the largest and only Indian American community center of its kind in North America. The ICC’s 38,000 sq.ft. facility in Milpitas, CA (which it owns), and an 10,000 sq.ft. Table Tennis Center serve the entire Bay Area with a professional staff and hundreds volunteers providing a wide range of programs and services.
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The degree and manner in which people of Indian origin will link with their country of origin will depend on their retaining their Indian identity and heritage. The Center, by creating a sense of community and its various programs, plays that role. However, most importantly it does so by strengthening a broad and inclusive Indian identity rather than the narrower ones that most other religious or regional centers do. Some examples of ICC’s programs are:
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ICC has a significant focus on Community service such as free Legal, Medical, and Career clinics, and extensive Senior programs. ICC has also launched a program for Teens to organize and run community service projects.
At the same time ICC also offers a large number of programs for the community, including Bollywood Dance, Yoga, Fitness, Table Tennis, Language classes, GMAT, Karaoke, Music, Parent & Me, Kids’ Summer Camps, Carrom, and much, much more.
The ICC facility in Milpitas has multiple places for people to relax and meet others, enjoy a meal in the Café, browse through Indian papers and magazines, play billiards, cards, chess or carrom and enjoy the feeling of shared community. It also offers a modern, full-scale Fitness Center featuring over 60 Cardio and Weight machines, Personal Trainers and 35+ fitness classes each week, including Tai-Chi, Bollywood Aerobics, Yoga, Spinning, and more. In addition, our facilities include a state-of-the-art Banquet Center and Auditorium which includes the latest multimedia equipment. The Malavalli auditorium has become the preferred venue for community concerts, fundraisers, weddings, corporate meetings and conferences. It is also the place visiting Indian dignitaries and leaders come to meet the Indian community in the Bay Area. The center is open 7 days a week.
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Since its founding in 2003, ICC has grown significantly in just about every area: space, programs, budget, donations, usage etc. Here are some examples of our growth:
·        Space from 10K sq.ft. to 48K sq.ft. plus Cupertino Senior Center
·        Annual Budget from $500K to $3.0M in 2010
·        Camps: From less than 50 kids to 1400 kids in 2010
·        Seniors: From 2 days a week, to 5 days in Milpitas and 3 days in Cupertino
·        Auditorium events: from 30 in 2007 to over 100 in 2010
·        Weekly Newsletter Readership: from less than 500 to over 15,000 in 2010
·        Staff: from 10 to 20 in 2010
·        Volunteers: from 20 to over 100 in 2010
are available on request.
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From the very beginning ICC has operated with complete transparency and adopted governance standards that are in accordance with established procedures and laws for non-profit organizations.
The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the ICC. Trustees volunteer their time & no salary is received. They serve as guardians of the ICC’s mission & have ultimate veto power over the affairs of the organization. The Board of Trustees is made up of individuals who are major donors to the organization and/or esteemed community leaders who embody the mission of the ICC. Trustees meet three times per year & are elected for 3 or 10 year terms.
Trustees: Chairman Kumar Malavalli, Talat Hasan, Anil Godhwani, Gautam Godhwani, Kanwal Rekhi, Steve Westly, Naren Bakshi
The Board of Directors help the organization achieve its vision and mission by employing the Executive Director and guiding the operations of the organization. Directors volunteer their time & no salary is received. Each Director makes a financial pledge & commitment to participate actively in the ICC’s work, sharing professional and personal expertise & wisdom. Directors meet four to six times per year & are elected for three year terms.
Legal Counsel: Raj Judge (Partner Wilson Sonsini, Goodrich, Rosati)
Executive Director: Tanuja Bahal
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Naren Bakshi, Narenwas the founder of Versata and served as CEO there until 1998. He is the co-founder and Managing Partner of JumpStart, an investment group. Naren served for 20 years as an executive for Standard Oil. He received an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from UC Berkeley and is currently an angel investor and sits on many boards.
Anil Godhwani, Secretary - Anil was the co-founder and Vice President of Marketing for AtWeb, which was acquired by Netscape in 1998. He also co-founded and served as the VP of People at SimplyHired. Anil has a B.A. in Economics from the UC Santa Barbara. He is an angel investor and mentor to several Silicon Valley startups.
Gautam Godhwani - Gautam was the co-founder and CEO of AtWeb, which was acquired by Netscape in 1998. Gautam served as a director at Netscape and AOL for two years after the acquisition and then co-founded ICC. He co-founded and is currently the CEO of SimplyHired and has a B.E. from UC Berkeley.
Talat Hasan, (Chairperson Emeritus) - Talat has been a technologist and entrepreneur for over two decades. She is married to Kamil Hasan and they have two daughters. She founded Sensys Instruments in 1996 to market products for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company was acquired by ThermaWave in 2002. Talat holds a B.A./M.A. in Physics from Oxford University and a B. Sc. in Physics from Aligarh Muslim University (India). She currently serves on several start-up company boards and IBPW (Indian Business and Professional Women). She is a charter member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a trustee of AIF (American India Foundation) and on the advisory board of Maitri, a support group for victims of domestic violence. She is also a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum. She is also active - with her husband - in investing in start-up companies through Hitek Venture Partners.
Noosheen Hashemi - Noosheen Hashemi founded and leads The HAND Foundation and PARSA Community Foundation. Between 1985 and 1995, she held various management positions at Oracle Corporation where she took active part in software’s meteoric rise as an industry. She was appointed Director of Finance and Administration in 1988 and named Vice President in 1990. In 1996, she joined Quote.com, a profitable personal finance pioneer, as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. She also serves on the board of New America Foundation and she holds a B.S. in Economics from San Jose State University and an M.S. in Management from Stanford's Graduate School of Business where she was a Sloan Fellow.

Kumar Malavalli, (Chairman)- Kumar is currently the chairman and CSO of data protection specialist InMage Systems. Kumar is also currently the chairman of leading edge data security solution provider CryptoMill Technologies. Kumar is also the chairman and co-founder of Orchesys, Inc. Prior to this, Kumar Malavalli co-founded Brocade Communication Systems, the leader in storage area switching.

Kanwal Rekhi, - Kanwal was the founder of Excelan, which was sold to Novell in 1989. He is currently a venture capitalist and an angel investor and sits on the boards of numerous companies. Kanwal recently gifted $2 million to IIT, Bombay to help set up a new IT school. He was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1987 by Arthur Young/Venture Magazine.
Steve Westly - Prior to founding The Westly Group, Steve Westly served as the Controller and Chief Fiscal Officer of the state of California - the world's sixth largest economy. As Controller, he chaired the State Lands Commission and served on 63 other boards and commissions, including CalPERS and CalSTRS, the nation's two largest public pension funds, which together invest more than $350 billion. During his four-year term, Mr. Westly spearheaded innovative tax programs that helped close the State's budget deficit and also led an effort to commit more than $1 billion to clean technology investments. In the 2008 election cycle Mr. Westly served as a state co-chair and a National Finance Committee member of the Obama for America campaign.
Before running for office, Mr. Westly helped guide the online auction company eBay through its period of most rapid growth, serving as the Senior Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, M&A and International. Mr. Westly helped bring eBay to Europe and Asia and developed the marketing and acquisition strategies that paved the path for the firm's exponential growth.
Mr. Westly began his career in Washington, D.C., where he worked first on Capitol Hill and later in the Office of Conservation and Solar at the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Westly returned to California to become special assistant to the President of the California Public Utilities Commission. While there, he published two books on alternative energy and the utilities. Mr. Westly also served as the California Co-Chair for the Obama for President campaign.
Mr. Westly holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, where he served on the faculty for five years. Mr. Westly and his wife, Anita, run the Westly Foundation, which provides education and health care services for children and underserved communities throughout California.
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"AGK" is currently the President and CEO of MulticoreWare, Inc., a heterogeneous multicore hardware and software solutions provider for Defense and Aerospace, Life Sciences, Scientific computing, Financial modeling, and Oil & Gas applications.
AGK has 25 years experience in General Management, Engineering and Marketing for the computing, semi-conductor and embedded markets. Prior to MulticoreWare, AGK was the founding President and CEO of GDA Technologies Inc., a leading Intellectual Property licensing and electronics design services Company. GDA was purchased by L&T Infotech, India in March 2007 AGK also has played extensive engineering and marketing management roles at semiconductor companies like Trident Microsystems, Opti and IT companies like HCL America, HCL India, Wipro and Pragathi Computers.
AGK is a TIE-Silicon Valley Charter member and is the co-chair for the TIE CEO Forum since 2005. His is also part of the TIE-SV global support network for TIE Chennai chapter. He is part of the advisory team for Society for Rural Improvement, a growing Micro Finance Institution(MFI) in Kollengode, Kerala.
AGK helps the Eureka child initiative of AID India to improve the primary education in Tamil Nadu, India. He also supports Families for Children an orphanage for underprivileged children in Podanur near Coimbatore, India and Thiruvalluvar Tamil School in Karaikal, India.
Ashok has been an entrepreneur and investor for many years, initially in India and then in the US. After completing his MBA from IIM Calcutta, he was Financial Controller of Tata Motors. He left to take Wipro from their traditional businesses and became the Founder and the first CEO of Wipro’s IT business. After moving to the US for family reasons, he was part of the founding team of VeriFone, as EVP Worldwide Marketing, Corporate Development and Engineering and took them through their IPO. Subsequently, he was the initial investor, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Prio, with Microsoft, American Express, Knight-Ridder, Softbank and Intel as co-investors and after it was acquired, was on the Board of Infospace. He was subsequently investor, co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of July Systems and currently investor, co-Founder and Chairman of Runa.
Ashok studied at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, graduating with a B. Tech in Civil Engineering and attended graduate school at UC Berkeley, obtaining a Ph. D. in Structural Engineering. He then worked with Impel Corporation in San Francisco designing nuclear power plants. From 1981 he was at PMB Systems Engineering in San Francisco designing and analyzing Offshore Oil platforms. Since 1986 he has been an active investor and very successful venture capitalist, primarily for start-ups in Silicon Valley. Ashok likes to combine two of his personal interests – photography and travelling with his wife Gita as much as possible. Recent visits have included: Churchill, Manitoba to photograph polar bears; Patagonia to hike on glaciers and sail the fjords; Inside Passage, Alaska, cruising the glacier bays; Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas photographing nature and the monasteries.
Bala Joshi, (Co-President)
Bala is a Director of Engineering at Intel. Prior to Intel, he was Vice President of Engineering at Fujitsu and held prior leadership positions at Digital Equipment, Sun Microsystems and HAL Computer Systems. Bala received his Executive MBA from Stanford University, Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and B.E. (Honors) from Regional Engineering College, Trichy. Bala Joshi and wife Dr. Jayashree Joshi are proud parents of two children. All are ICC volunteers.
B.V. Jagadeesh is the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of Exodus Communications. Exodus pioneered the Internet Data Centre market, and was ranked 11th in Business Week's "Hottest of the Hot" information technology industries of 1999. B.V. has funded about 16 start-ups in the US and continues to maintain his links to India in the same way. He is a member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and is committed to his community, his alma maters and to encouraging global development of opportunities. He is extremely proud and connected to his alma maters - a village school in Bagalur, Sheshadripuram High School, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore, and VJTI, Mumbai and very passionate about creating positive opportunities for our youth.
Devendra (Dev) Shukla -- Dev is the founder, President and CEO of Innovative Technical Solutions, Inc. (ITSI), a Global Environmental and Civil Infrastructure business headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, with a staff of approximately 400 and revenues of over $250M per year. ITSI was recently acquired by Gilbane, one of the nation’s leading multi-billion dollar CM firms. Prior to forming ITSI, he had founded the Northern division of Environment Solutions, Inc. which was acquired by a public firm TRC.
IIT Kanpur recognized his contributions and accomplishments by bestowing him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) in 2009. He graduated from IIT Kanpur with a B. Tech degree in Civil Engineering. He subsequently obtained Masters and Ph. D. degrees in engineering mechanics and systems/probabilistic applications to Civil Engineering. He has worked on a broad range of technical challenges including: risk based permitting/design, nuclear power plants, coal/uranium mining, nuclear waste disposal, rock mechanics, radiological migration, off shore oil spills, hazardous site closures, waste management, shore erosion, tunnel designs, etc.
His interests have included Indian and western music, bridge, tennis, and occasional social dancing. He is keenly interested in supporting educational programs and mentoring the development of future businesses. He has been married to Kshama for 36 years. They have three children – Tanuja (MBA), Sameer (JD) and Anjuli (JD).
Abraham Verghese MD is Senior Associate Chair and Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine. A graduate of Madras University, Verghese trained as a resident and chief resident in internal medicine at East Tennessee State University, and as a fellow in infectious diseases at Boston University. He has served on the faculty at East Tennessee State University, the University of Iowa, Texas Tech University and the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, where he was the founding director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics. He is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases and infectious diseases. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
In 1990-91, Dr. Verghese attended the Iowa Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa where he obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree. His first book, My Own Country, about AIDS in rural Tennessee, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for 1994 and was made into a movie. His second book, The Tennis Partner, was a New York Times notable book and a national bestseller. His third book, Cutting for Stone, was published by Knopf and is a New York Times Book Review bestseller over a year. He has been the commencement speaker at many medical schools and has honorary degrees from Swarthmore College and Northern Illinois University. He has published extensively in the medical literature, and his writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Granta, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and elsewhere.
 
Rajeev Madhavan has served as Magma's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since he co-founded the company in 1997, and also served as president until 2001. Prior to founding Magma, he co-founded and served as President and CEO of Ambit Design Systems, Inc. and co-founded and served as Director of Engineering of LogicVision, Inc. Madhavan received a bachelor's degree in electronics and communication from KREC, Surathkal, India, and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada.
 
Munjal Shah
Munjal Shah is Co-founder and CEO of Like.com which was recently sold to google. Together with Burak Gokturk,he co-founded the company in August of 2004. Munjal is a serial entrepreneur who focuses on building companies from zero to millions in revenue. Prior to Like.com he was co-founder and CEO of Andale Inc, a provider of software to eBay merchants. While he was CEO, Andale grew from 0 to double digit millions in revenue. Prior to Andale, Baan, IBM, and a startup called Blaxxun Interactive. Munjal started his career in artificial intelligence, writing software for Agouron Pharmaceuticals that predicted the efficacy of anti-HIV drugs.

BusinessWeek declared Munjal one of the Top 10 up and coming CEOs in 2001. Munjal has been quoted of hundreds of magazines including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Business 2.0, and many others. Munjal has won a Demo God award for the launch of Like.com in 2006. Munjal sits on the advisor board to a number of very early stage startups including: Yousendit, Auyptima (sold to Oracle), Pubmatic, and MesmoTV. Munjal is very active in the Entrepreneurial community. In 1996 he co-founded Round Zero, a very popular networking forum during the first Internet boom. He is a charter member of TIE (The Indus Entrepreneur) in Bangalore and writes a blog sharing his experiences as an entrepreneur here http://munjal.typepad.com. He received his Masters in Computer Science from Stanford University and his Bachelors in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego.

 
Mrs. Gopi Godhwani is the Chair for the Senior Program at ICC and simply put, she is the soul and inspiration of this program. The entire Senior community at ICC adore and love her. The Senior program has grown by leaps and bounds under the leadership of Mrs Godhwani.
Mr. Thangaraj has been a Managing Director of Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in the healthcare industry, since 1997. Prior to joining Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, he helped establish a telecommunication services company, for which he served as its CEO. Mr. Thangaraj is a veteran in operations and venture capitol. His career was sparked by ARCH Venture Partners (“AVP”), a leading venture capital firm with over $2 billion Mr. Thangaraj holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago.Mr. Thangaraj also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for MAP International, is an Advisory Board member for the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, is an Advisory Board member of the Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC) at the Cleveland Clinic and is an Advisory Board member for the Institute on Care at the End of Life at Duke University Divinity School.
Raj Judge is a corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He also plays a leadership role in the firm's India practice, focusing on corporate and securities law for technology companies. Raj regularly advises venture-backed start-up companies, mezzanine-level companies prior to their IPOs, and well-established public companies. Raj serves on the boards of several private companies and has been invited to advise the Securities Exchange Board of India on liberalization policies and the Clinton administration on Indian information technology issues.
Manish and his wife Asha have been actively involved with the ICC for years. As Founder and CEO of Kaboodle, Manish is both boss and idea guy. He's the consummate visionary, thinking up about sixteen new ideas for Kaboodle a day. He pushes everyone to do more for Kaboodle - faster, better, and on a budget (forgoing extravagant expenses like company phone lines). Manish can also now talk trends and designers with the best of them.
Prior to his much-cooler time at Kaboodle, Manish was the VP Marketing at Versant and part of the executive team at Versata that took the company public. Additionally, Manish has held R&D and Product Management roles at Sybase and Intel. In addition to the fashionista training he's pursued since joining Kaboodle, Manish has also taken a handful of college classes, earning a Bachelor of Technology from IIT Kanpur in India, an MS in Computer Science from UT Austin, and an MBA from Haas.
Navneet Chugh is a lawyer based in LA with extensive reach and interests all over California. His practice areas are corporate law, taxation, mergers & acquisitions, and trusts & estates. His educational background is Western State University, J.D., 1992, Nagpur University, India, B.S., Business, 1980; University of Southern California, M.B.A., 1985. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1992.
Navneet is also the member of a number of associations, such as the Los Angeles County, Orange County and International Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Immigration Lawyers Association; South Asian Bar Association of Southern California (Founder President).
More details: Navneet is the Recipient, President's Scholarship, Western State University. Certified Public Accountant, California, 1990. Certified Financial Planner, 1994. Founder President, Indian Professionals Toastmasters Club. Founding Member, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Los Angeles. He is also heavily involved in AIF. The Chugh firm has also been a sponsor at previous ICC Banquets.
Nicki Mehra
Mr. Mehra serves as managing director of Headstrong. He is responsible for North America Operations including, East, West, South and Central regions.
Mr. Mehra was a co-founder of TechSpan, which merged with Headstrong in October 2003. Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President for a consulting company that he helped grow from $18 million to $52 million in annual revenues during his tenure.
Mr. Mehra has over 25 years of IT industry experience. He also spent 15 years with the HCL Group, where he helped start and grow HCL-Deluxe Inc., a joint venture with Deluxe Corporation focusing on the financial services market.
Mr. Mehra is a Harvard Business School AMP graduate and holds a business degree from University of Delhi
Parkash Daryani
Parkash Daryani has more than 25 years of experience in the design and implementation of real-time control and communications systems.
He has managed large and complex Control and Telecommunications projects in the US and other countries such as Guam, India, Egypt, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia (Former Yugoslavia).
Previously he held management positions at Macro Corporation and Bechtel
A serial entrepreneur with a track record of success, Purna has over 30 years of experience in the technology and financial services industries. During his career as an entrepreneur, he has launched 3 startups in Silicon Valley and in Boston, successfully raised angel and venture capital and built these businesses to a revenue/profitability level that resulted in acquisitions by public companies. Currently, Purna is in the middle of another startup FiPort, Inc., that intends to offer a revolutionary cloud based internet service to help families organize and manage their financial lives.
Radhika Malpani is currently the Head of the Google Image Search division at Google Inc. . She is a National Science Foundation Fellowship recipient and holds a B.E. in electrical engineering from the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute in Bombay, India. Her research interests include continuous media applications for the Internet.Her previous work experience has been with reputed companies like HP, Perspecta and Seimens.
Rajiv Jain is a Silicon Valley veteran, who focuses on seamless execution and cohesive team building across geographies. He has a strong background in Product Management and has brought many enterprise products such as Asera eBusiness Platform, Sun Netra Product, and Pyramid IBM Communication products to the market.Currently , he is the Founder and CEO of Outworx Corp.Rajiv holds an MBA from Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, an MS from Bowling Green University, and B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
Raju holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from BITS Pilani and a Master of Science degree in computer science from Virginia Tech.
Raju is a member of the BITS Pilani Board of Directors and a Charter member of TiE Silicon Valley. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for Puente, a Wharton School non-profit program which helps under-privileged communities worldwide gain access to technology. Raju also co-founded SIPA (Silicon Valley Indian Professional Association) along with other young Indian engineers from Silicon Valley in 1987.
As the Co-founder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Avendus a leading financial provider, Ranu Vohra leads Avendus and is responsible for its overall growth. He has spent the last fifteen years in the Indian financial services industry, concluding several marquee transactions in Investment Banking and Private Equity. He is based out of Mumbai and is a member of the Capital Markets Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He holds an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi and a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.
President & CEO: Intero Real Estate Services and Cal Coast Financial Corp,Fremont. Primary business real estate and mortgage banking. Been in Business for 18 years. Current turnover in excess of $ 20 Million, total number of employees @ 6 offices: located at: Fremont, Union City, Livermore, San Ramon; Diamond Bar and new office @ Cerritos, Los Angeles.
Sanjeev is a the founder of BluePointe Capital Management, a Boutique Wealth Advisory firm focused on the Indian American Community. BluePointe’s clients are primarily Founders and Senior Executives of Public and Private Companies as well as VC’s in the bay area. Sanjeev oversees the investment process and leads the development of BluePointe Capital’s strategies and services. Before launching BluePointe Capital in 2006, Sanjeev was a Director of Credit Suisse where he was responsible for managing wealth for the private bank’s high net-worth clients and family offices. Sanjeev holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Rutgers University and MBA from Thunderbird. Sanjeev loves to play Tennis and go biking in his spare time.
Shirish Sathaye
Shirish has a passion for building technology businesses. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles in a number of start-ups, including FORE Systems (NASDAQ:FORE) and Alteon WebSystems (NASDAQ:ATON), where he was the vice president of engineering and chief technology officer. He comes to Khosla Ventures from Matrix Partners, where he spent a decade as a general partner investing in companies as diverse as Aruba Networks (NASDAQ:ARUN), Tigo Energy, Grandis, Inc., and Solidcore Systems.
Venky Ganesan , (Co-President)
Venky earned degrees in Math, Economics and Computer Science from Reed College and the California Institute of Technology. He was a Rhodes Scholar Finalist from India and played squash for his college. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two daughters. He loves to read, enjoys sports, and is a die-hard cricket fan. He volunteers for Caltech and Reed and is very involved with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE). He is a Managing Director of Globespan, and serves on various boards including Agitar, Exeros, Jajah, Market Live, Palo Alto Networks, Plaxo, and Strongmail. Venky is passionate about the ICC mission and engaging the community by connecting other like-minded individuals to the ICC, to expand outreach and fundraising efforts.
Vibhu is a senior researcher at Google working in machine learning and natural language processing. Previously he worked at Xerox PARC, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of S. California, Ohio State University and TIFR, India. He is interested in applications of technology to medicine, issues in elder care and education (in general). His current efforts in furthering the interests of the ICC are focused on fostering a series of interesting talks and panels (the ICC Forum series) and in enabling people to connect and communicate virtually using the ICC website. Please feel free to contact him with suggestions on either of these two issues in particular, or about the ICC in general.
Vijay Bist
Owner, Amber India Restaurant. Vijay Bist grew up around food and feasting. He went to a culinary school in India, and then trained in Switzerland, Germany and France. Thereafter, he received his MBA in the USA.
Bist lives by what he loves, which in the simplest terms is cooking and food. While he continues to build on his restaurants’ success, he helps improve the world’s perception of Indian cuisine prepared in the United States.
For Bist, preparing dishes to perfection is his long-standing goal. “It’s a constant obsession to keep the dishes perfect all of the time,” he says.

 

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