National Medal of Technology from President Bush; Padma Bhushan (National Medal)
from President of India
Provided Bell Labs technology and people for over 30 start-ups
Outsourcing: Established 10,000+ people outsourcing operation in Bangalore for Lucent
Our Team
James D. (JD) Gardner, General Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Former executive with BellSouth/AT&T, leading domestic and international M and A,
due diligence, accounting and financial operations, and corporate finance activities
Served as CFO of BellSouth wireless data division, from start up multi-$B exit
10+ years start-up/small company experience. Extensive experience in finance, deal
structuring and improving operating results
Founding Director Lucent Microelectronics India; Managing Director Agere Systems/LSI/AMAT
(India)
Founding Exec Council – India Semiconductor Association; founding Vice-Chairman -
SEMI India; member Energy Committee - American Chamber of Comm (India)
Extensive contacts in US, China and India in Wireless infrastructure and applications
Douglas C. Eby, General Partner
Former President of Torray LLC, a $7B institutional investment advisory firm
Achieved superior long term investment returns-Morningstar five star rating (Torray
Fund) during majority of Mr. Eby’s management
Extensive valuation, deal structuring and due diligence experience as investment
advisor, fund manager and personal investor
Significant experience in healthcare industry-Johns Hopkins hospital trustee-Overseeing
$300M in investments, chairman of Investment Committee, member of Audit Committee
Serves on numerous corporate boards, including Level 3 and Markel