Mukti received her PhD in Management from Columbia Business School. Mukti’s research interests lie at the intersection of entrepreneurship, intangible or social firm resources, and creative industries. Mukti received an award from the Eugene Lang Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School for her research on entrepreneurship in the advertising industry. Her paper, “Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: Strategies for New Venture Growth,” based on her dissertation is included in the Best Paper Proceedings of the 2005 Academy of Management Conference. Her papers have been accepted at various conferences including the American Sociological Association Conference, and the Organization Science Winter Conference. Her paper with Heather Haveman (on founder ideology) was included in “Columbia Ideas at Work” which showcases cutting-edge research at Columbia Business School which has practical applications. Mukti’s research has also recently featured in the Entrepreneurship section of HBS Working Knowledge.

Before Columbia University, Mukti got her Masters in Management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. For her B.S and M.S. from the University of Pune she received the Sathe Memorial Award and the Joshi Memorial Award for the top-ranked graduate. She worked as an environmental management consultant before IIT and co-founded a non-profit venture for enabling grassroots level biodiversity conservation

Dr. Mumick is the author of eighteen issued patents, over ten patent pending applications, and over 40 technical papers in leading journals and conferences and the co-editor of a book on Materialized Views. He received a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, in 1986, where he was awarded the President's Gold Medal, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University in 1991. He further completed Mini MBAs in Finance and General Management from the AT&T School of Business in 1996 and 1998, and an Executive MBA for Growing Companies from Stanford University in 2000. Dr. Mumick is listed in various Marquis Who's Who publications.

In addition, Mr. Devarajan remains the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Gotham Entertainment Group, South Asia's leading comic book publisher. Mr. Devarajan was instrumental in securing and maintaining licensing arrangements with DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Worldwide Publishing. Through Gotham Entertainment Group, Mr. Devarajan has established a leading South Asian publishing Company that caters to youth oriented magazines. In 2004, Mr. Devarajan worked with Marvel Comics to reinvent the Spider-Man character as an Indian boy growing up in Mumbai. Unlike traditional translations of western comic magazines, the new series, "Spider-Man: India" was heralded as the industry's first "trans-creation"

His previous experience includes MTV Networks, Elektra Entertainment Group, Ford Modeling Agency and DC Comics; For his accomplishments, Mr. Devarajan was featured as CNNfn's 'Maverick in The Morning' and profiled in The New York Post, Businessweek, The Asian Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and NPR's Fresh Air. He holds a BFA in Fine Arts from Syracuse University and an MBA from Columbia University.

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Vish is very involved with Clearstone's India strategy and investments. He has spoken at numerous industry and academic gatherings on topics of entrepreneurship, investing and business-building. Through Clearstone's two dozen investments with global operations, Vish brings direct knowledge about global investing and business trends.

Vish’s personal philosophy is Investing in good people is the best way to assure success. So, look for people who bring smarts, passion, commitment and integrity to their new venture, along with market knowledge technology expertise.

Vish holds a BSEE from the Institute of Technology at Benares Hindu University, India and MSEE from North Dakota University. Vish's community involvement includes TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a global network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. Vish is TiE Silicon Valley’s incoming president. Vish serves as an advisor to Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at College of Business, San Jose State University. Vish also serves a director of India Community Center in Silicon Valley, the largest facility-based Indo-American center in the U.S.

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Mr. Shah is also the Founder Chairman of the Future Leaders Council of the US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC), the largest national bi-partisan advocacy organization representing the over 2 million Indian Americans. The USINPAC works with members of Congress of both parties, as well as the administration, to ensure that the community’s concerns are addressed. For the past four years, Mr. Shah has co-led US Congressional and CEO Delegations for talks with the Prime Minister and top government and business leaders of India.

Mr. Shah holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Honors BBA degree in Marketing from Texas A&M University, where he graduated at the top of his class. He has also completed the Eisenhower Leadership Development Program led by former President, George H. Bush.

Recent Speeches
• January 2008 – Harvard Business School India Immersion, Bangalore, India
• November 2007 – US House of Representatives, Capitol Hill
• November 2007 – US Presidential Race to 2008 Conference, Boston, MA
• November 2007 – Columbia University
• November 2007 – INFOCOM Conference, Hyderabad, India
• October 2007 – Yale School of Management, Yale University
• September 2007 – Annual Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP) Conference, Miami, FL
• March 2007 – Leadership Symposium, Boston University
• February 2007 – National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) Entrepreneurship Week, Bangalore, India
• January 2007 – South Asian Awareness Network (SAAN) Annual Conference, University of Michigan
• December 2006 – TiE Entrepreneurial Summit, Mumbai, India
• Harvard Law School, Harvard University