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Shekhar Chitnis, CEO & President:

Shekhar, a successful entrepreneur, is CEO/President of Chisk, Inc. Most recently he was Chairman of Simpliciti. Prior to that, as the COO, he helped Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) grow from its early days to a successful IPO. He was Director of Marketing and Product Development at Ford of Japan and worked for Ford Motor Company in the US in various product development and program management roles. His educational background includes a BS degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from the University of Bhopal and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

   

Scott Shea, President, U.S. Operations:

Scott’s twenty years of experience includes consulting and providing other services to law firms in the Litigation Services practices at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte & Touche and Cornerstone Research, Technology Licensing for the Boeing Company's Intellectual Property Business, Project Engineering for General Signal Corp. and as Corporate Controller and Acting CFO for an international trading company. His educational background includes West Point, BS in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and Doctoral Study of Economics and MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago and a CPA License.

   

Richard Magrann-Wells, Chief Marketing Officer:

Richard has worked at some of the world’s leading financial institutions in the field of corporate finance. Richard spent 15 years with Citibank in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo. Most recently with Merrill Lynch as a director and Wells Fargo as vice president in their international divisions. A member of the California State Bar Association, Richard’s educational background includes a BA in Political Science/International Relations from the University of Southern California, an MBA in Finance from NYU and a JD from UC Hastings.

   

Shivbir S. Grewal

Shivbir S. Grewal is a shareholder in the Newport Beach office

PRACTICE BACKGROUND AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
Practice represents emerging growth, technology, life science, manufacturing and health care entities.
Specializes in corporate and securities law including general corporate representation, venture capital financings, initial public offerings, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, private placements, commercial paper issuances, public company representation, etc.
Advises corporate entities on corporate governance and structure issues.
Practiced law in India before relocating to the U.S. and advises U.S. business entities on investments in India, as well as Indian entities on raising capital in the Eurodollar and the U.S. ADR markets.
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, 1997-1999
Graham & James, 1990-1997
Solo Practice, India, 1982-1989

EDUCATION
LL.M., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1990
LL.B., University of Bombay, 1982
B.A., University of Bombay, 1979, with honors

SPECIAL HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS
ABA (International Law and Practice Section and Business Law Section)
State Bar of California
Bar Council of India, the Punjab High Court Bar Association and the Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association.
Author of numerous articles on doing business in India and in the US.
Chaired various panels and has spoken at various seminars on corporate finance issues, mergers and acquisitions, as well as on Indian law.
Member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors of various companies
Past President, The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE), Southern California Chapter
Member, TiE Global Board of Trustees