2009 Speakers and Moderators

is the managing partner and founder of TeleSoft Partners, an international venture-capital firm focused on high-tech startups. Over the last decade, he helped build more than 60 private companies, resulting in over 30 acquisitions and IPOs to date. At TeleSoft, Gupta manages capital commitments of over $625 million and has established corporate partnerships with Alltel, Bechtel, Deutsche Telekom, and Comverse in the United States, Europe, and Israel. He is a director of Education.com, Knowledge Adventure, LiteScape, LogLogic, Nexant, and Validity. Gupta is also on the boards of the Stanford Business School Management Board, India America Council, Aspen India, Friends of New Orleans, and the East Africa Leadership Foundation. Previously, Gupta was a management consultant at McKinsey and a software engineer with Tektronix. Gupta is a Trustee and Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.