| In the beginning of December, TiE-DC Charter | | | | image and reputation of the organization continues to |
| Members elected the new TiE-DC Board of Directors | | | | increase to even higher levels in order to attract new |
| for 2008. A record number of Charter Members both | | | | members, interesting speakers and good sponsors." |
| ran for and voted in the election. Congratulations to the | | | | DP Venkatesh: "I felt that being part of a high powered |
| 2008 TiE-DC Board of Directors, and thank you to all | | | | team was a great way to move TiE-DC to the next |
| members who ran and voted in the election! | | | | level. After being on the Board for a year I am very |
| | | | excited to be President Elect and work along with |
| 2008 TiE-DC Board of Directors: | | | | Rakesh to make some waves in 2008. |
| *President: Rakesh Gupta of Aptara | | | | I am hopeful that we will be able to grow our |
| *President-Elect: DP Venkatesh of mPortal | | | | membership base and attract and retain more high |
| *Jinesh Brahmbhatt of Merrill Lynch | | | | caliber members as we have in prior years and also |
| *PV Boccasam of Approva | | | | be able to showcase speakers and industry events of |
| *Teresa Carlson of Microsoft | | | | a greater magnitude in 2008." |
| *Cynthia de Lorenzi of Success in the City | | | | Frank Islam: "I got involved in TIE-DC board because I |
| *Frank Islam of FI Investment Group | | | | can help this organization to get to next level. This is a |
| *Satish Jha of Digital Partners | | | | great organization and we all have to be involved to |
| *Amita Shukla of New Enterprise Associates | | | | make it more successful and more innovative. |
| *Uli Werner of EDC Consulting | | | | I would like to make TiE-DC more visible in the |
| *Steve Thomas of TiE-DC | | | | investment community as well as have more |
| TiE-DC asked the 2008 Board members why they | | | | networking events." |
| chose to get involved on the TiE-DC Board and what | | | | Satish Jha: "I have been engaged with TiE activities for |
| they hoped TiE-DC would accomplish in 2008, and | | | | several years and was on the Board of another |
| here is what they thought. | | | | chapter a few years ago. I believe its simply a |
| Cynthia de Lorenzi: "Among the many reasons I | | | | confluence of forces that bring myriad poibilities to |
| wanted to get involved on the TiE-DC board a couple | | | | converge on to something. Some of the continuing |
| of the most compelling are TiE-DC’s executive | | | | leaders of TiE were kind enough to rope me in and |
| team the quality of the programs and impressive | | | | ask me to be more active. I could not do it last year |
| status of the membership. The executive team’s | | | | and hope to have a bit more time at hand to support |
| vision and professionalism reflects the caliber of | | | | the Board level needs of TiE DC during the year |
| TiE-DC’s membership and their commitment is | | | | ahead. |
| apparent in how TiE-DC has grown. | | | | I look forward to starting and energizing special interest |
| It is my hope that in 2008 we will see an increase in | | | | groups, the Healthcare Roundtable, exploring |
| membership, especially in the number of women who | | | | entrepreneurial possibilities in the field of education and |
| serve as leaders in our region who discover how | | | | technology and starting The Young Entrepreneur |
| great this organization is." | | | | (TYE) forum." |
| Uli Werner: "I chose to get involved with the TiE-DC | | | | Jinesh Brahmbhatt: "With my 14 years experience at |
| board because I believe that you need to get really | | | | Merrill Lynch, as Vice President in the Private Banking |
| involved with an organization, otherwise you cannot | | | | and Investment Group and being a TiE-DC sponsor |
| leverage your membership to the maximum. On a | | | | since its inception, I wanted to use my contacts and |
| regular basis I chose one organization that I think is | | | | resources (as well as those of my partner, Xerxes |
| worthwhile to get involved and this is TiE-DC, since I | | | | Mullan) in order to help created more value for the |
| believe that the mission, the events as well as the | | | | organization. |
| membership have the greatest synergy with my own | | | | My goals for TiE-DC in 2008 would involve creating |
| and that of my company. | | | | more membership value with events and programs |
| I hope that we can continue to offer the same amount | | | | that are out of the box. I would also like to involve |
| and quality of events we offered in 2007 and that the | | | | more members in the organization. |