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| _ Amaresh KOLLIPARA |
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Amaresh is fascinated by the science of space exploration. He believes that involvement from the entrepreneurial sector, via emerging applications such as nanosatellite based communication and microgravity based R&D, is an essential enabler for continued exploration. To this end, Amaresh serves as a management consultant and financial advisor to a generation of space entrepreneurs by helping them develop viable businesses and navigate the world of venture finance.
Amaresh’s vision to provide management guidance to space entrepreneurs led him to co-produce the first and second annual Space Venturing Forum, an entrepreneurial event hosted by the National Space Society. In a related capacity, Amaresh is as an Executive Committee member of the Space Investment Summit Coalition, a group of organizations focused on developing interaction between the investment community and entrepreneurial efforts in aerospace. Amaresh often speaks at aerospace conferences on topics related to the business and economics of the commercial space industry.
Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavours, Amaresh enjoyed a successful career with the Strategy group of Accenture, where he managed key Internet strategy offerings and developed strategic recommendations for Global 500 clients such as Cisco, HP, and Siemens. Amaresh's diverse background also includes roles as a biotechnology researcher, planetarium presenter, and physics teacher. His professional experience extends to international locations such as Argentina, England, India, Japan and Mexico. Amaresh holds an MBA degree from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. He also earned a B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Neurobiology from the University of California at Berkeley. |
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