Ankit is the CEO and Founder at Micello. He was selected to be a Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in 2010 and helped Co-Lead the Silicon Valley Chapter in 2011. Ankit continues to be an active advisor and mentor to new Startup Leadership members.

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Asad U. Shah is the CEO & Founder of Activa Financial Inc., a next gen mobile payments & banking startup. Prior to Activa Financial, he was theChairman of International Commission on Workforce Development. Asad has also worked at Paplion Technologies, Paybox Ltd. and Temenos. He is an expert in Strategic Planning and Mobile Payments. Asad was Founding member of the United Nations -GAID Strategy Council. He holds a degree in Computer Science, an MBA in Marketing and a PhD. He is a 2015 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Silicon Valley.

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Azita Gandjei is the founder of Essatory, collaborative content creation platform. She is also designer co-founder for the startup, Innomation— predictive modeling tool for assessing whether a product will be a success with targeted customers. Azita has also worked at Oracle, MAAP Technology and Commerce One. She is an expert in Strategy and Product Management. She holds a degree in Political Science and an MBA in Marketing, Bus. Economics, Finance. She is a 2015 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Silicon Valley.

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Blind since age seven. Donald Hunter is founder and CEO of iVigital, a technology company based on the premise that Universal Access for the visually impaired means better access for all people. Using innovative application of wireless and smart phone technologies iVigital provides products and services to give visually impaired people around the world access to digital appliances for greater independence and job opportunities. Donald is a technology expert with more than ten years experience in software development and high-tech product management and marketing. He is driven to succeed and, since leaving Sun MicroSystems in 2005, has been running his own business coaching and consulting company, helping organizations and entrepreneurs connect with their passions and reach their goals. He is a frequent guest on the Small Business Advocate radio program, discussing how to increase African American entrepreneurialism. Donald’s favorite weekend activity is to prowl the hilly streets of San Francisco, sniffing out new and interesting places to devour succulent foods. Donald has an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and a BA in computer science from UC Berkeley, where he graduated with honors. He is 2013 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Silicon Valley.

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Krish Parikh manages business development and strategic alliances for Box.net, a startup revolutionizing cloud content management and collaboration. Prior to Box, Krish was with Oracle Corporation, helping grow the Enterprise Manager business through strategic partnerships and acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Krish was a Draper Fellow at Draper Laboratory where he researched medical devices in collaboration with Harvard Medical School. Krish graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), earning a Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Krish is an avid amateur chef and in his free time enjoys road cycling and volunteering in the community. He is currently a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Nidhi Gupta is a Co-Founder and COO of SoLoMob., which is engaged in the development of Social, Local and Mobile applications for Android. SoLoMob. currently has three popular apps, two of which are in the top 100 news apps on Google Play and Amazon Appstore. Prior to SoLoMob., Nidhi worked for 13 years for Schlumberger Oilfield Services (a major oil-service company), which she left to pursue her dream of entrepreneurship. While working for Schlumberger, Nidhi gained varied experiences in Sales & Marketing, Operations Management, Human Resource Management, Personnel, Field Operations and even Nuclear Safety! She was awarded the ‘Excellence in Sales Award’ in North America; and ‘Great Job’ award for HR management projects. She worked internationally at many oilfield locations, both on-shore and off-shore, and in many occasions was the only female engineer at remote oilfield sites, dressed in blue coveralls, doing exploration/development to find oil & gas under-ground! Nidhi did her B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. She recently won the Pitch contest at 22nd Annual event of Sipacon 2013 for NewsHog. She loves to dance, and is known for her abundant enthusiasm and energy. Nidhi is 2014 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Silicon Valley.

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Nikhil Gupta is the Director of Business Development & Strategic Alliances at ForeScout Technologies Inc. He has previously worked at VMware as Senior Manager, Product Management. Nikhil has also worked at Cisco Systems, Ericsson and Entrisphere. He was the co-founder of Spocsol, a SaaS startup.He is an expert in Cloud Computing and Product Management. Nikhil has been awarded Awards of Excellence at Vmware, Cisco, Entrisphere and Ericsson. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a Master's in Computer Science & Engineering and three MBA degrees. He is a 2015 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Silicon Valley.

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Inventor, technologist, and entrepreneur committed to solving customer problems with breakthrough solutions in mobile computing and color imaging. Nina is that rare technologist who discovers opportunities and then engineers the technical breakthroughs to realize the business potential. Her integrative use of user experience and ethnographic studies results in customer-centric innovations. As a long time industrial researcher she solved complex technical problems producing first-of-a-kind products and 21 issued patents in the areas of e-commerce, color science, imaging, mobile computing, video conferencing, and distributed systems. Color Match, one of Nina's inventions at HP Labs, "the holy grail of the industry" is a mobile cosmetics advisor application. Leveraging this technology to tackle a "thorny problem" for leading cosmetics companies, Nina has taken this application to the world of startups where new products can quickly emerge from innovative technologies. In 2013, with the spirit of being a true innovator, Nina founded Kokko Inc. It's mission: to bring the accurate color sensing technology to mobile devices enabling greater consumer confidence in online shopping.

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Pablo A. Macias is currently developing a collaboration tool in collaboration with Flextronics and the Rochester Institute of Technology. It is a collaboration software that will be used with hardware components such as video, multi-touch screens and laptops. He holds BS in Economics from Universidad Europea de Madrid and Masters in Management from Harvard University. He is a 2014 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Silicon Valley.

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Ravi Sahu is the Shared Services Operations Manager at TechMahindra. He is also the founder of AirZaar. Ravi has also worked as an Advisor & CTO at FanSparker, LLC. He is an expert in Business Analysis and Business Intelligence. He holds a degree in Computer Science, an MBA in International Business and an MBA in Executive Leadership, Strategic Management, Growth & Innovation and Global Business. He enjoys writing, travelling and creating tiny habits. He is a 2015 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Silicon Valley.

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Shalabh Gupta, Founder & CEO, Biocycive Shalabh Gupta, is Founder & CEO of BioCycive, Inc, a biotech company focused on developing new drugs in niche therapeutic indications, with a world-class scientific advisors, board members and strategic partners. Shalabh also serves on the board of directors of Phenomenome Discoveries, Inc, a diagnostic and therapeutics company backed by Canadian pension and PE funds. Earlier, Shalabh worked in Genentech, Inc. where he marketed Rituxan and Actemra, and worked on pipeline products. Prior to joining Genentech, he worked in equity research covering large-cap pharmaceutical companies at UBS and Rodman & Renshaw. He also served as an advisor to Green Hills Ventures, an early-stage private equity fund based in New York, where he managed the life-sciences portfolio for the fund. Shalabh was an attending physician and completed his MD at the NYU Medical Center and Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. He has written and presented more than two dozen papers focused in the field of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, and coordinated phase III and IV clinical trials at the NYU Medical Center. He was President of the national organization overseeing the 1500-strong rehabilitation resident physicians across the United States. Shalabh is a board certified physician with the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. He also received his Masters in Public Administration in health management from the Wagner School of Public Services at NYU. While in investment banking, he also held Series 7, 63, 86, and 87 securities licenses.

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Sheree Winslow is a leader and a writer who has found success by listening carefully to needs, motivating teams to create compelling solutions, and using her competitive spirit to drive results. Winslow is currently the General Manager of Kickspark where she oversees operations and expansion development. Kickspark offers a variety of coaching services for executives, corporations, and career-minded professionals who want to leverage their strengths to pursue their passions. Prior to joining Kickspark, Winslow served in a variety of leadership roles where she gained experience managing company operations and more than 1200 employees. Some of her accomplishments include delivering P&L growth that exceeded investor expectations, delivering 500% sales growth on two separate occasions, and overseeing development of more than 2000 marketing promotions that delivered high return on investment for clients. Long-term growth is reliant on fostering a creative culture and developing talent to lead future expansion. Winslow has been recognized for creating a fun and energetic place to work with a focus on continuous learning. She is 2013 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Silicon Valley.

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Shiv has over 12 years of experience in technology industry spanning Virtualization, Cloud computing, Security and Networking domains. Shiv is a seasoned product executive driving end to end product teams, from concept to delivery. An entrepreneur at heart, Shiv has spent a major part of his professional career wearing multiple hats in early stage startups, the latest of which, Blue Lane Technologies, was acquired by VMware. Currently, Shiv is leading Product Management activities for VMware’s Cloud Management portfolio. Shiv holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was designated a Palmer Scholar, Wharton's highest academic honor. Shiv also holds a Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in India, where he was awarded the Motorola’s Gold Medal for best all round performance in the graduating class. He is 2013 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Silicon Valley.

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