30+ years of experience in founding, funding, and building technology businesses from the ground-up 3X exited founder/CEO of venture-backed technology startups • PlaySpan (fintech) acquired by VISA • EdCast (AI-powered enterprise SaaS) acquired by Cornerstone Investor: • Formerly: Venture Partner at Menlo Ventures • Currently: investor via Mehta Trust Civil servant • Chairman Emeritus, Quad Investors Network • White House Presidential Innovation Fellow • California Workforce Investment Board Author • Financial Inclusion at the Bottom of the Pyramid • AI for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Awards World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, EY Entrepreneur of Year​, Top 50 CEO by USA Today & Comparably for 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Past Speaking Engagements TEDx, QUAD Business, Technology & Investment Forum, GDC, CTIA, Innovation Project Harvard, LOGIN, TiEcon, OnHollywood, Digital Hollywood, Deal Maker Media, Red Herring, Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital, Montgomery Tech Conference, America's Growth Capital, ACG (Association of Corporate Growth) References in Publications BusinessWeek, Wall St. Journal, Times, New York Times, Wired Magazine, TechCrunch, Mashable, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Digital Media Wire, Washington Post, Silicon India, CNET Special expertise Semiconductors, AI/ML, Clean Energy, Consumer Internet, Enterprise SaaS, FinTech, New Venture Development and Funding