Board of Directors
Purna Pareek, CEO and founder, was Vice President and General Manager of the Java Business Unit at Progress Software. He was also the founder and CEO of Apptivity Corporation, a leading supplier of Java Application Server that was acquired by Progress. Prior to this, Mr. Pareek worked for Informix, Ace Software and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Kanwal Rekhi, board member, is a private investor and is actively serving on the board of many private and public companies. In the past, he has been involved with over twenty start-ups in Silicon Valley, including Exodus Communications, CyberMedia, Versata, Placeware, Apptivity, Zietnet, Ambit Design among others.
Mr. Rehki was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 1987 by Arthur-Young/Venture Magazine. Prior to retirement, Mr. Rehki was EVP and a board member of Novell. He is also the co-founder of TiE, a not-for-profit organization based in Silicon Valley that promotes Entrepreneurship among the Indus people. Mr. Rehki is also on the board of Community Foundation of the Silicon Valley.
Rao Chalasani, board member, has over twenty five years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently he was the Chief Investment Strategist at First Union Securities and has been a frequent commentator on CNBC. Prior to that Mr. Chalasani served as the Chief Investment Strategist at Everen Securities.
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