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.
A V Sridhar
Member Name
A V Sridhar
Domain
Computer Software
A.G.K. Karunakaran
Member Name
A.G.K. Karunakaran
Domain
Computer Software
Abhay Bhushan
Member Name
Abhay Bhushan
Abhijeet Gholap
Member Name
Abhijeet Gholap
Domain
Health tech
Abhijit Kakhandiki
Member Name
Abhijit Kakhandiki
Domain
Tech
Adil Adi
Member Name
Adil Adi
Domain
Mobile
Adithya Padala
Member Name
Adithya Padala
Domain
Tech
Ajay Chopra
Member Name
Ajay Chopra
Akansha Aggarwal
Member Name
Akansha Aggarwal
Domain
Computer Software
Albert Comparini
Member Name
Albert Comparini
Alok Mohan
Member Name
Alok Mohan
Domain
Computer Software
Amar Bhatkhande
Member Name
Amar Bhatkhande
Domain
Accounting
Anand Akela
Member Name
Anand Akela
Domain
Tech
Anand Gowda
Member Name
Anand Gowda
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Anand Jagannathan
Member Name
Anand Jagannathan
Domain
Internet
Anand Kuchibotla
Member Name
Anand Kuchibotla
Domain
Education
Anand Rajaraman
Member Name
Anand Rajaraman
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Anand Ranganathan
Member Name
Anand Ranganathan
Domain
Internet
Andy Tsao
Member Name
Andy Tsao
Domain
Banking
Anil Advani
Member Name
Anil Advani
Domain
Legal
Anil Godhwani
Member Name
Anil Godhwani
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Anil Rachakonda
Member Name
Anil Rachakonda
Domain
Tech
Anita Manwani
Member Name
Anita Manwani
Domain
Healthcare Technology
Anjul Katare
Member Name
Anjul Katare
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Ankita Jha
Member Name
Ankita Jha
Domain
Computer Software
Aparna Pujar
Member Name
Aparna Pujar
Domain
Health Tech
Arun Penmetsa
Member Name
Arun Penmetsa
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Ash Vaidya
Member Name
Ash Vaidya
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Asha Jadeja
Member Name
Asha Jadeja
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Asheem Chandna
Member Name
Asheem Chandna
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Ashok Narasimhan
Member Name
Ashok Narasimhan
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Ashok Vaish
Member Name
Ashok Vaish
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Aslam Chanidawala
Member Name
Aslam Chanidawala
Domain
Information Technology & Services
B. V. Jagadeesh
Member Name
B. V. Jagadeesh
Domain
Education
Babu Jain
Member Name
Babu Jain
Domain
Semiconductor
Babu Sivadasan
Member Name
Babu Sivadasan
Domain
Tech
Bakul Joshi
Member Name
Bakul Joshi
Domain
Marketing & Advertising
Balaji Baktha
Member Name
Balaji Baktha
Domain
Semiconductor
Basant Kedia
Member Name
Basant Kedia
Domain
Banking
Benu Aggarwal
Member Name
Benu Aggarwal
Domain
Marketing & Advertising
Bijal Vakil
Member Name
Bijal Vakil
Domain
Legal
Bipin Shah
Member Name
Bipin Shah
Domain
Tech
BJ Arun
Member Name
BJ Arun
Domain
Mobile
Brad Fisher
Member Name
Brad Fisher
Domain
Financial Services
Chandar Pattabhiram
Member Name
Chandar Pattabhiram
Domain
Computer Software
Charanbir Mahal
Member Name
Charanbir Mahal
Domain
Media
Charlene Vaughn
Member Name
Charlene Vaughn
Domain
Banking
David Stevens
Member Name
David Stevens
Domain
Legal
Day Verlapati
Member Name
Day Verlapati
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Deepak Bhagat
Member Name
Deepak Bhagat
Domain
Tech
Deepak Chandani
Member Name
Deepak Chandani
Domain
Semiconductor
Dheeraj Pandey
Member Name
Dheeraj Pandey
Domain
Computer Software
Dhiraj Mallick
Member Name
Dhiraj Mallick
Domain
Semiconductor
Dinesh Patel
Member Name
Dinesh Patel
Domain
Investor
Dipty Desai
Member Name
Dipty Desai
Domain
Health Tech
Dr Archana
Member Name
Dr Archana
Domain
Health Care
Faruq Ahmad
Member Name
Faruq Ahmad
Domain
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Gaurav Bhasin
Member Name
Gaurav Bhasin
Domain
Legal
Giri Chodavarapu
Member Name
Giri Chodavarapu
Domain
Information Technology & Services
Harmeet Chauhan
Member Name
Harmeet Chauhan
Domain
Information Technology & Services