Geetha Ramamurthy is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development of Venus Capital. Ms. Ramamurthy is a seasoned management executive, innovative leader and motivator. She has built a global network comprised of successful entrepreneurs, leaders and corporate executives. Prior to joining Venus Capital Management, Ms. Ramamurthy was the Executive Director of the Boston chapter of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs). As key member of the leadership team, Ms. Ramamurthy has developed TiE-Boston into the second largest chapter globally and the leading entrepreneurship organization in the Northeast. She was responsible for developing and managing sponsorship, membership, events and education programs, and provide oversight and supervise staff and volunteers. In 10 years the membership grew to 800 members and events to over 60 annually, including the flagship annual TiECON and thematic workshops relevant to current sectors like Cleantech and Lifesciences. Ms Ramamurthy was instrumental in establishing several best practices and new initiatives like TiE Women’s Initiative, Alliance Partner program and the TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE). TYE has received the Global award as the unique education program and has received national media recognition. In addition, she plays a pivotal role in the TiE India Connect program, which promotes the direct partnership with participating chapters and entrepreneurs in India. Ms. Ramamurthy founded Legends n Leaders, a platform for global leaders to network, empower, inspire and share ideas. Also, she founded G. Ram, Inc. an accounting and tax services and business advisory firm and co-founded Palsan Business Solutions a business support services company. She is the Managing Director of Carmine Leo Associates, a leadership development firm and director of the board of Trax, a banking services company. She serves as chairman of the board of MITHAS (MIT Heritage of Arts of South Asia) and as the advisor to several startup companies. She began her career as Medical Technologist at Children’s Hospital, Boston, where she played numerous leadership roles.

Roma is Vice President at Cambridge Trust Company, a Community Bank that provides retail, commercial and wealth management services. She has been with Cambridge Trust Company for over 20 years. Roma works as a commercial lender and relationship manager at the Bank. She works with a multitude of clients ranging from small businesses , corporations to not for profits in assisting them to meet their financial needs. For the past several years Roma has been actively involved in community service in Cambridge and Sommerville. She currently serves on the Board of Sommerville Cambridge Elder Services Inc. which has over 30 programs to meet all types of needs of the elderly. She is also active on the Board of Collaborative for Development Action Inc. (CDA) which is committed to improving and providing humanitarian assistance and engaging in peace initiatives internationally. Roma is a member of the Women In Business Committee of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce and an active supporter of Project Bread / walk for hunger which is dedicated to preventing and ending hunger in Massachusetts.

Shantanu Dhaka is an Associate at Staley Capital, where he evaluates investments in technology-enables business services companies focusing on digital media and advertising, clean technology, and education. Prior to joining Staley Capital, he worked as an Analyst on the investment banking team at Jefferies Broadview, where he focused on mergers and acquisition of small to mid-sized companies in the technology industry. While at Jefferies Broadview, Shantanu advised companies and private equity firms on strategic acquisitions, sales, recapitalizations and buyouts in the digital media and application software industries.

Shantanu received an A.B. in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard University. He is also a former professionally world-ranked tennis player and a member of the Harvard Varsity tennis team.

A proven leader in execution of strategic initiatives, Hooman’s goal is to build his own enterprise, creating value by leveraging technology to address a market opportunity. He is currently doing so at his startup iRelai, a startup focused on the last mile of e-commerce. After completing his MBA at Babson, he combined knowledge and experience in business and technology as the director of IT for an international sporting goods retailer and manufacturer. There, he successfully implemented strategic and operational initiatives to support the profitability and expansion of the business. Hooman’s career background includes Senior Technology Management, Project Leadership, Management Consulting, Technical and Product Marketing, and Software Engineering. In addition to spending time with his wife and baby girl, Hooman enjoys playing soccer, golf and has passion for martial arts and skiing.

Mitha Andra is a Research Analyst at TSE, a consulting firm providing research and development services focused on information technology.  Mitha's role as an analyst includes performing research, analysis, development, and evaluation of systems, procedures, and models in functional areas such as operations analysis. Prior to working at TSE, Mitha worked as an Analyst at General Dynamics.

Mitha has a B.S. in Operations Research from UMASS Amherst. She is currently pursuing M.S. in Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University. Mitha is also involved with organizations such as Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences and Engineers Without Borders.