David Aslin
David Aslin is a venture investor, entrepreneur and coach with emerging companies in materials, cleantech and wireless devices. As a partner at global private equity firm 3i, he led the US early stage practice, leading 8 investments including Bitfone (acquired by HP NYSE:HPQ), Triage Wireless and Nanostellar. During his extensive operating career David created, led and built successful technology businesses at major corporations (Life Science International plc, Hewlett Packard (now Agilent) and Applied Biosystems) and has served as CEO/COO at private companies. He has served on boards of several public and private companies and holds a C.B.A. from Warwick Business School (UK) and completed M.S.I.B. at INSEAD (France) as well as holding an M.S. in Analytical Chemistry from Imperial College, London; he is recognized as a Chartered Chemist by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Dr. Edward T. Wolynic
Dr. Wolynic has more than 30 years of experience in managing technology, business development, licensing, and intellectual property for several global Fortune 500 companies in diverse market domains. He served as chief technology officer and group vice president of strategic technologies at Engelhard Corporation, a leading surface and materials science company, from 2000 until its 2006 acquisition by BASF. As an elected officer of Engelhard, Dr. Wolynic was responsible for both the corporation's overall technology investment and the Ventures/New Business Development group. He also served on the board of the Nippon-Engelhard joint venture. Before joining Engelhard, Dr. Wolynic was vice president of research and development at International Specialty Products and at UOP, a Honeywell company. Previously, he held positions with Union Carbide and Merck. Dr. Wolynic is a member of the board of directors of Immunomedics Inc. (NASDAQ: IMMU) and the Garden State Cancer Center Foundation, and serves on the Franklin Lakes Environmental Commission. He holds a BS in chemical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and earned a MS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from Princeton University.
Pankaj Dhingra (Chief Executive Officer)
Pankaj has more than 25 years of experience leading both large and small companies, ranging from a technology startup to a $650 million global automotive components business. He was a finalist for 2009 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year. His functional experience spans finance, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, sales and marketing with Delphi, General Motors and Unisys. At Delphi, he turned around the company's battery business from $100M annual losses to substantial profits before selling it to Johnson Controls. Prior to joining Nanostellar Pankaj served as President of Ener1, Inc., an alternative energy technologies company. Pankaj has a BS in Electrical Engineering from BITS, Pilani in India and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Columbia University.
Dr. William Miller (Chairman, Founder)
Dr. Miller is a Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management and Computer Science Emeritus and he was Vice President and Provost of Stanford University. He is Chairman Emeritus of Borland Software Corporation. He is also President and CEO Emeritus of SRI International. He has served on the board of directors of several major companies such as Wells Fargo Bank, Varian Associates, Fireman's Fund Insurance, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Dr. Miller also played a role in the founding of the first Mayfield Fund as a special limited partner and advisor to the general partners. He received a Ph.D. in Physics from Purdue University.
Neal Bhadkamkar
Neal Bhadkamkar is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Monitor Ventures, the early stage venture capital fund affiliated with The Monitor Group. Monitor Ventures invests in early stage companies commercializing technologies in consumer, enterprise and industrial markets. Neal focuses on transformational technologies for industrial and enterprise applications. Before co-founding Monitor Ventures, Neal had a successful career in technology commercialization, research and management consulting. Neal is an Electrical Engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and received a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
David Aslin is a venture investor, entrepreneur and coach with emerging companies in materials, cleantech and wireless devices. As a partner at global private equity firm 3i, he led the US early stage practice, leading 8 investments including Bitfone (acquired by HP NYSE:HPQ), Triage Wireless and Nanostellar. During his extensive operating career David created, led and built successful technology businesses at major corporations (Life Science International plc, Hewlett Packard (now Agilent) and Applied Biosystems) and has served as CEO/COO at private companies. He has served on boards of several public and private companies and holds a C.B.A. from Warwick Business School (UK) and completed M.S.I.B. at INSEAD (France) as well as holding an M.S. in Analytical Chemistry from Imperial College, London; he is recognized as a Chartered Chemist by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Dr. Edward T. Wolynic
Dr. Wolynic has more than 30 years of experience in managing technology, business development, licensing, and intellectual property for several global Fortune 500 companies in diverse market domains. He served as chief technology officer and group vice president of strategic technologies at Engelhard Corporation, a leading surface and materials science company, from 2000 until its 2006 acquisition by BASF. As an elected officer of Engelhard, Dr. Wolynic was responsible for both the corporation's overall technology investment and the Ventures/New Business Development group. He also served on the board of the Nippon-Engelhard joint venture. Before joining Engelhard, Dr. Wolynic was vice president of research and development at International Specialty Products and at UOP, a Honeywell company. Previously, he held positions with Union Carbide and Merck. Dr. Wolynic is a member of the board of directors of Immunomedics Inc. (NASDAQ: IMMU) and the Garden State Cancer Center Foundation, and serves on the Franklin Lakes Environmental Commission. He holds a BS in chemical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and earned a MS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from Princeton University.
Pankaj Dhingra (Chief Executive Officer)
Pankaj has more than 25 years of experience leading both large and small companies, ranging from a technology startup to a $650 million global automotive components business. He was a finalist for 2009 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year. His functional experience spans finance, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, sales and marketing with Delphi, General Motors and Unisys. At Delphi, he turned around the company's battery business from $100M annual losses to substantial profits before selling it to Johnson Controls. Prior to joining Nanostellar Pankaj served as President of Ener1, Inc., an alternative energy technologies company. Pankaj has a BS in Electrical Engineering from BITS, Pilani in India and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Columbia University.
Dr. William Miller (Chairman, Founder)
Dr. Miller is a Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management and Computer Science Emeritus and he was Vice President and Provost of Stanford University. He is Chairman Emeritus of Borland Software Corporation. He is also President and CEO Emeritus of SRI International. He has served on the board of directors of several major companies such as Wells Fargo Bank, Varian Associates, Fireman's Fund Insurance, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Dr. Miller also played a role in the founding of the first Mayfield Fund as a special limited partner and advisor to the general partners. He received a Ph.D. in Physics from Purdue University.
Neal Bhadkamkar
Neal Bhadkamkar is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Monitor Ventures, the early stage venture capital fund affiliated with The Monitor Group. Monitor Ventures invests in early stage companies commercializing technologies in consumer, enterprise and industrial markets. Neal focuses on transformational technologies for industrial and enterprise applications. Before co-founding Monitor Ventures, Neal had a successful career in technology commercialization, research and management consulting. Neal is an Electrical Engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and received a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.