Jayshree is a marketing/advertising executive, serial entrepreneur, and an artist. She had a successful career with global advertising companies such as Ogilvy & Mather, DDB Needham Worldwide, and Wieden & Kennedy. Subsequently she’s had her own full service marketing companies in Portland, OR and Austin. She’s also been a principal & an active investor in several startups in technology, marketing and real estate. She is now a full-time artist with a studio of her own. Her award-winning semi-abstract paintings have been exhibited at numerous shows around the country. As an investor, she continues to evaluate startups and new business opportunities. Jayshree has bachelor’s degrees in Fine Arts and Economics, and an M.S. in Advertising from Northwestern University. She has been working with non-profits focusing on children, education, anti sex-trafficking, and women’s entrepreneurship. She and her husband have one son, Parth, and have lived in Austin since 1993.

Charter Members

Angelos

Angelos Angelou
Founder, Principal & CEO
AngelouEconomics & International Accelerator

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Anupam Govil
President and Partner at Aasense, Inc. / Avasant LLC
Board, Avasant Foundation

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Anurag Kumar
CEO
iTexico

Ashish

Ashish Gupta
Managing Partner
Arete Investment Group

Carmelo

Carmelo Gordian
Partner
Shearman & Sterling LLP

Martha

Martha Gimbut
Founder and CEO
Gimbut and Associates

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Rajani C. Shah
Ex-President
TiE Austin

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Rajeev Kathuria
Principal, Novus 360

Sanjeev

Sanjeev Kumar
Principal and Managing Partner
Hunt, Pennington, Kumar and Dula, pllc

Shamit

Shamit Patel
CEO
Alpha Nodus, Inc

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 Shrini Neshangi
Commercial Real Estate Broker

Stephen

Stephen Day
Co-Founder
Navidar

Tejas

Tejas Vakil
CEO, IntelliEngines, Inc.

Uttam

Uttam Ghoshal
President, Founder and CEO
Sheetak, Inc.

Vivek

Vivek Bhatia
VP
Vireo Labs