Charter Members of TiE are a celebration of meritocracy and entrepreneurship. They maintain the following standards of being high achievers, role models, those who can mentor and inspire others, have substantial intellectual capital, and are widely recognized as business creators and “net givers”. They have reached a stage in their professional life where they are ready, willing, and able to contribute to fellow members.

A Charter Membership Committee has been formed to assess and recommend Charter Member  prospects. The objective for the committee is to bring inspiring Charter Members who enable TiE SV  to deliver value, thereby elevating the TiE SV brand.

The committee assesses potential Charter Members on the following criteria:

  1. Commitment to TiE’s mission of fostering Entrepreneurship 
    1. Time (mentoring, leading new initiatives, participation in events) 
    2. Funding 
  2. Inspire others to participate – has gravitas 
  3. Strong  professional network 
  4. Is a successful entrepreneur, corporate executive, Educator, major contributor to TiE SV  (preferably in the technology sector) 
  5. Others would want to be mentored by the incoming CM 
  6. Leader in emerging technologies and industry sectors 
  7. Is a “GIVER” – prospect should share concrete examples 
  8. Brings diversity to the TiE SV network 

Requirements & Process of Becoming a Charter Member:

  1. Written responses to standard questions and video of no more than a  few minutes (2- 5 minutes) introducing themselves and explaining why they want to be part of TiE and how they can create value for TiE. 
  2. The CM Committee members review the responses. Members may follow up with clarifications  in zoom or in person meetings.  
  3. Within 2 weeks of the submission the team discusses the proposed candidates. A supermajority  vote is required to move the candidate forward.  
  4. A final zoom or in person meeting with the President and one of the Committee Members in the  President  is unavailable. 
  5. The final step is a recommendation to the board for final approval.
Harnish Patel
Member Name
Harnish Patel
Domain
Tech
Harshul Asnani
Member Name
Harshul Asnani
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Ihara Shige
Member Name
Ihara Shige
Domain
Semiconductor
Jay Sethuram
Member Name
Jay Sethuram
Domain
Health tech
Jay Visvanathan
Member Name
Jay Visvanathan
Domain
Education
Jayaram Bhat
Member Name
Jayaram Bhat
Domain
Fintech
Jishnu Bhattacharjee
Member Name
Jishnu Bhattacharjee
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Jyoti Chopra
Member Name
Jyoti Chopra
Domain
Hospitality
Jyoti Prakash
Member Name
Jyoti Prakash
Domain
Investor
Kailash Joshi
Member Name
Kailash Joshi
Domain
Investor
Kamal Anand
Member Name
Kamal Anand
Domain
Health Tech
Kamil Hasan
Member Name
Kamil Hasan
Domain
Investor
Kanwal Rekhi
Member Name
Kanwal Rekhi
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Karthee Madasamy
Member Name
Karthee Madasamy
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Kaushik Pendurthi
Member Name
Kaushik Pendurthi
Domain
Fintech
KG Ganapathi
Member Name
KG Ganapathi
Domain
Tech
Kislay Banka
Member Name
Kislay Banka
Domain
Legal
Krishan Kalra
Member Name
Krishan Kalra
Domain
Biotechnology
Krishna Anne
Member Name
Krishna Anne
Domain
Internet
Krishna Chittabathini
Member Name
Krishna Chittabathini
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Kumar Ganapathy
Member Name
Kumar Ganapathy
Domain
Computer Software
Kumar Malavalli
Member Name
Kumar Malavalli
Domain
Tech
Kumar Sripadam
Member Name
Kumar Sripadam
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Mahesh Balakrishnan
Member Name
Mahesh Balakrishnan
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Manish Chandra
Member Name
Manish Chandra
Domain
Computer Software
Manish Gupta
Member Name
Manish Gupta
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Manu Pillai
Member Name
Manu Pillai
Domain
Computer Software
Mihir Parikh
Member Name
Mihir Parikh
Domain
Legal
Mini Suri
Member Name
Mini Suri
Domain
Health Tech
Mohan Trikha
Member Name
Mohan Trikha
Domain
Computer Software
Mohan Uttarwar
Member Name
Mohan Uttarwar
Domain
Tech
Murali Gomatam
Member Name
Murali Gomatam
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Nadir Ali
Member Name
Nadir Ali
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Naeem Zafar
Member Name
Naeem Zafar
Domain
Education
Naren Bakshi
Member Name
Naren Bakshi
Domain
Health Wellness & Fitness
Naresh Batra
Member Name
Naresh Batra
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Narpat Bhandari
Member Name
Narpat Bhandari
Domain
Education
Nat Natraj
Member Name
Nat Natraj
Domain
Tech
Nat Rajesh Natarajan
Member Name
Nat Rajesh Natarajan
Domain
Internet
Naveed Sherwani
Member Name
Naveed Sherwani
Domain
Semiconductor
Naveen Bisht
Member Name
Naveen Bisht
Domain
Tech
Navneet Chugh
Member Name
Navneet Chugh
Domain
Legal
Nazim Kareemi
Member Name
Nazim Kareemi
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Nikhil Gupta
Member Name
Nikhil Gupta
Domain
Computer Software
Nimish Mehta
Member Name
Nimish Mehta
Domain
Tech
Nitin Chopra
Member Name
Nitin Chopra
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Nitin Mehta
Member Name
Nitin Mehta
Domain
Computer Software
Nixon James
Member Name
Nixon James
Domain
Banking
Om Nalamasu
Member Name
Om Nalamasu
Domain
Semiconductor
Omesh Sharma
Member Name
Omesh Sharma
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Parveen Gupta
Member Name
Parveen Gupta
Domain
Computer Networking
Patrick Cyril
Member Name
Patrick Cyril
Domain
Computer Software
Pervinder Johar
Member Name
Pervinder Johar
Domain
Computer Software
Piyush Shah
Member Name
Piyush Shah
Domain
Investor
Prabhu Goel
Member Name
Prabhu Goel
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Pradeep Pandey
Member Name
Pradeep Pandey
Domain
Electronic Manufacturing
Pradip Shankar
Member Name
Pradip Shankar
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Prakash Narayan
Member Name
Prakash Narayan
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Prasad Rao
Member Name
Prasad Rao
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Prasanna Ganesan
Member Name
Prasanna Ganesan
Domain
Tech