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Silicon
Alley Entrepreneurs Club (SAEC) Executives
Gyan
R. Parida, Ph.D., MBA, Founder and President
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As
founder and president of SAEC, Gyan has grown the
club from startup to 3,100 members completely funded
by sponsorships. He has demonstrated thorough knowledge
of the Internet revolution that has been changing
people's lives and businesses. Gyan is the president
of iZyn Digital, Inc., a think-tank and a Digital
Research facility that focuses on consumer centric
internet business opportunities. Gyan also publishes
ZynBite a news letter that covers various strategic
issues faced by high-tech corporations.
An
accomplished scientist, Gyan has written and
published,
several articles in international peer reviewed journals
and made significant contributions to many innovations,
including the development of a new minimally invasive
treatment for prostate cancer. He also discovered
the first cyclic voltammogram that started a new front
of research in understanding electrochemical behavior.
Gyan has also advised and mentored many Ph.D. and
MS candidates. Gyan's additional expertise includes
advising Internet and e-commerce companies on business
and technology strategies. He was a key member of
the team that developed the $200 million trade management
system at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Last year
he managed a fund of over $1 million of technology
stocks.
Gyan
earned his MBA in strategy and MIS from the University
of Iowa and his Ph.D. in Physical and Mathematical
Chemistry from the University of Delhi. Gyan also
completed a program in International Business from
the University of Manchester, England and an Executive
Management program in Internet strategy from MIT.
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Vadim
Akselrod, Technology Executive
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is the president of New
SoftWare, Inc., a company he started that specializes
in Internet consulting. In his capacity, Vadim consults
with clients on designing Web-based user interfaces
and enhancing product usability.
In
1998 Vadim cofounded Rentals, Inc., secured three
rounds of financing (>$20M) and from two employees
to over 70, managing over half of them (engineering).
During his tenure at Rentals, Inc. Vadim worked as
the CTO and filed two critical patents for overall
business process and SurfAlong aggregation technology.
Before
cofounding Rentals, Inc., Vadim held several positions
involving the designing of user interfaces at such
companies as Seagate Software, Raynet Corporation,
and Iolab Corporation. Vadim holds a MS degree in
Computer Science from Stanford University.
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