Our Mentors

Over 20 years of professional experience with the biggest consulting and technology companies in the world. Experienced in setting up and running large scale Technology practices in Asia, Middle East and North America. Managed Large scale IT and Business Transformation projects for many Fortune 500 companies globally in FMCG, Telco, Public Sector, Utilities, Oil and Gas and Financial Services. A Chartered Accountant, PMP, PRINCE2, and Scrum Alliance Certified Professional. Have been associated with several start ups as a Mentor and an Adviser.

Business analyst in the airline industry for 5+ years with focus on technology. Spend most of my time brainstorming and working on innovative products to improve efficiency while making use of available resources. (Waste is unacceptable) Technologies used: Machine Learning, Automation, Data Analytics, Wireframing 7 Degrees of Iteration: "Any idea, product or software can become successful by the 7th iteration"

Mohamed has over 27 years of experience in R&D, operations, manufacturing, technology transfer programs and sales & marketing. His last 17 years have been as a global strategic sales & business development executive managing cross-functional teams for small to medium sized businesses Mohamed has also mentored innovative MIT

Experienced Supply Chain professional with a strong manufacturing background and technical skillset. Effective leader with an eye on the end goal and the ability to manage several cross functional projects and teams towards a common goal.

Acts as a Trusted Advisor to Executive Leadership Teams (ELT). Proven track record of working with Top Global Banks, Software Companies, and Financial Institutes. An MBA in MIS from a Wharton affiliate school and BS in Statistics.

An experienced management professional with a demonstrated history of accomplishments in Enterprise Software Solutions and Services. Strong leadership and business development skills in growing and expanding operations and in creating new markets and avenues. Having started the career with Focus Softnet in 1993 and currently responsible for bringing Focus Softnet solutions to global markets through expansions, strategic alliances and partnerships. Have successfully created, coached and mentored high performance teams for growing and expanding Focus Softnet operations globally. Highly experienced in customer problem solving and delivering successful product, sales and growth strategies.

IT professional with 12 years experience in Software Analysis, Design, Development and Testing in ORACLE based applications and J2EE technologies. Experienced in working for companies across diverse industries in the U.S. and internationally. Worked in many global implementation environments across Retail, Pharmaceutical, Litigation, Finance, Shipping, Technology Manufacturing and Telecom verticals.

CDO for the Americas division for CMA CGM, the largest maritime shipping company in the US and the third largest in the world. CMA CGM is headquartered out of Marseilles, France. Part of the Americas Executive Management Team (EMT) leading digital transformation for the organization.

Over 15 years of professional experience (mainly research and development in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Applied AI and Knowledge Based Systems).

Frat Iqbal is Director of Data Interchangeability and Strategy at Mount Sinai Health System. He is currently engaged in healthcare transformation projects using clinical data, data science and analytics. Frat joined Mount Sinai from United Healthcare where he led the National engagement and strategy for Lab and Clinical data Interoperability with Payers and Health Systems. In addition, he worked on predictive analytics that supported the Clinical Integrated Networks (CIN) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) to improve healthcare for attributed patients. Before United Healthcare, Frat worked at NYU Langone Health System managing their HIE, Meaningful Use, Epic Care and Optum Analytics initiatives. In addition to his work experience, Frat has been active in promoting interoperability Nationally and served as youngest Board Member on Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC), a consortium of 50+ National and Local HIE’s working with CMS, NCQA and HL7 to improve Clinical Data Interoperability and Standards. Frat has an Bachelors of engineering and a Graduate degree in management from Columbia University.

Social impact entrepreneur with expertise in finance, technology, and product development.

Adnan Qadeer is the CEO of LugTrack LLC, a leading IoT solution provider for secure, real time global asset tracking and monitoring. He is a seasoned business executive with extensive experience in managing various size businesses in the high tech industry, ranging from early stage ventures to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to LugTrack, Adnan was the founder and CEO of Allweb Technologies Inc. where he developed an innovative biometrics and token based identity authentication solution for securing user access and online transactions for web and mobile applications. He is recognized as subject matter expert by industry groups on the changing role of IoT in the travel and logistics industries, and the role of biometrics for identity authentication in the IT industry. He has been a guest speaker at educational institutions to present on the importance of business transformation and entrepreneurship. He holds an MBA degree in Finance and Information Systems from Stern School of Business, NYU.

Amman brings over 18 years of progressive experience in banking and capital financing through various management positions in multinational financial institutions. Amman has specialized in business banking, loan structuring and commercial portfolio relationship management. He is currently the Vice President of finance and business development at a biotech company in Boston.

Experience in Product Management position/role which utilizing my experience in Product Management, Program Management (Scrum Master), Software Development (Agile), Technical Lead, Solution Architect, Consultant, 3PP Solution Sourcing/Management & Project Execution/Management. Worked 20+ years in ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) sector as a Technical Lead, Solution Architect, System Engineer, SW Development, E2E Product & Program Management. Handled 3PP Data Analytic Products evaluations, Traffic & Data Analysis. Experience in product development & project management using Agile practices/method in a startups and/or big corporation environment.

With over 6 years of experience in motion graphics & design, I am an expert in the field of animation, illustration & UI/UX. Over the last 6 years I have worked with big giants such as United Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Louis Vuitton as well as budding startups to render high-grade digital content.

Experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the investment banking industry. Skilled in Broker-Dealer, Hedge Funds, PE Funds, Fund Of Funds, Internal Controls and Private Equity and Venture Capital. Strong business development professional with a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Fellow Chartered Accountant and a Masters degree in Information Technology focused in Accounting, Finance and Operations.

Adeel has 17 years of experience in Digital Solution Architecture + Software Engineering + Cloud Implementation + Web/Mobile AppDev + DevOps + ECommerce Adeel is an entrepreneur by nature, founder of ShareVentures.com, eBelong and Ineffable.work and love to work with young entrepreneurs to guide and mentor them to achieve their goals.

Versatile, innovative, business transformational IT Executive with extensive experience delivering technology solutions with a high degree of customer satisfaction and success. Exemplary leader, who can manage change, mitigate risk, build high performance teams, infuse new ideas and take enterprise performance and productivity to the next level. Frequent speaker at industry conferences. Skilled relationship builder, with a proven track record in motivating multi-cultural teams and partnering with corporate leaders to achieve a common strategic vision. Expertise in full life cycle project planning, development and execution; exceptional ability to remain calm under pressure and meet aggressive timelines. Leadership experience executing complex projects in the areas of IT, Operations, Supply Chain and E-Commerce.

Mr. Aakarshan Sethi is an Entrepreneurship Enthusiast and is in the entrepreneurship ecosystem for more than 5 years now. Currently he is working with a Global Firm(Ernst & Young India) as a Senior Project Consultant and handling the Startup Himachal team which is the Startup scheme of Government of Himachal Pradesh, India. He has also worked on various entrepreneurship related projects, highlight of which being was Government of India’s project that was Startup India Yatra where he spread out awareness about entrepreneurship in specially tier 2/tier 3 cities along with it he scouted the best ideas among them and provided full support of Government & mentored them personally to turn their ideas into potential startup businesses. He is a recognized mentor by Startup India, he is also member and in advisory of 8 startup communities and as a board of advisor and mentor of 10 different startups. He is a prominent speaker and has been part of several events as Judge, Mentor, Trainer etc. Follow him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/aakarshansethi/ to know more details.