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Tim Hawkins
Ash Gupte
President / CEO

Ash has a uniquely broad business and management background developed over twenty-five years of work in the technology arena with both large corporations and startup ventures. Most recently, Ash has been a senior partner in Key West Technologies, an international business and technology management consulting firm.

Previously, Ash founded etrieve, Incorporated, where he served as the President and COO. For 14 years Ash provided Intel with finance and business development expertise. There he worked with both start-ups and Fortune 50 companies, structuring deals ranging from technology and product licensing to company acquisitions in the US and abroad. Ash also co-founded and served as Vice President for The Palace, a joint enterprise of Intel, Time Warner and Softbank. Ash has an MBA from Wharton and a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology.