The INDUStry Show

Ramesh Swamy is the Founder of Halifax West - a merchant bank for independent sponsors and middle market businesses providing buyside advisory and capital solutions. Previously he held leadership positions at Curacao and Deloitte.  He is the Chairman of Board at International Pemphigus Pemphigoid Foundation.

Ritesh Patel is the Co-owner of Brick Lane Curry House, Montclair, New Jersey. He is also Chair of the Board at Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, VP of Board at AAPI New Jersey. He is a Founding member of Radio Free Montclair and host of weekly The Desi Hour.

Sunil Narkar is the Founder, CEO at AME Medical Group, Inc. - a chain of Primary and Urgent Care Centers. He is also the Founder of LA Dramatics and an accomplished Hollywood actor, director, producer and writer.

Dharti Desai is the CEO, Board Member at Thimble.io - powering grades 4 to 12 classrooms with a rigorous, real-world STEM curriculum designed to develop problem solvers who can think critically, communicate clearly, and create meaningful impact. She is the Co-Founder, Ambassador at Animedh Charitable Trust - positively impacting 80K+ children, women, and youth.

Eunice Yang is the Founder, CEO of OK2StandUP - enabling healthcare providers with AI-powered activity monitoring and real-time alerts that improve caregiver responsiveness and patient safety. Previously she was a 2x founder, and tenured professor at University of Pittsburgh.

Ethan Agarwal is a Public office candidate. Previously he was the Founder, CEO Aaptiv - pioneer in audio based fitness content with $100M revenue and 1M+ paying customers. He is the Co-Founder, CEO, The Coterie - fintech for private fund GPs and LPs, offering end-to-end investment solutions.

Neeraj Singh is an attorney at Law at Singh Law - an award-winning Criminal and DUI Defense law firm based in Southern California representing individuals charged with felonies and misdemeanors. He ia a Super Lawyers’ Southern California Rising Star.

Aranya Sahay is the Director and Writer of Humans in the Loop - an independent drama film unraveling hidden biases and ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence. He is the Winner of Best Debut Film at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA '25). The film is produced by Storiculture's Museum of Imagined Futures.

Pallavi Pande is the Founder of DTOCS - creating classy, compostable tableware for events. She is also the Founder of DTOCS Consulting - helping brands grow on Amazon. She is a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow, Inc honoree, serves on the board of Naturally Seattle.

Sophie Shah is the Founder of Chronically Me - a patient advocacy and resource ecosystem connecting 150,000+ patients across 5 continents to amplify patient voices above clinical definitions. She is the youngest Change Legend for the Tata Mumbai Marathon. She authored multiple research papers.

Anjali Kakkad is the Founder, Aligned Rewards - a business growth management and stakeholder alignment platform aligning 360 feedback, employee engagement, goal management, and task management. She also leads Product Growth, Strategy including GenAI and Scalable Architecture for Google Maps.

Lakshmi Pratury is the Founder & CEO of INK - a platform orchestrating transformative conversations inspiring millions and nurturing young innovators and women. Previously she held leadership positions at Intel, AIF, TED.

Hardik Jagda is the Founder, CEO of Proximity Works: powering AI adoption for the biggest names in entertainment, media, and sports.  He specializes in lean, fast, revenue-focused implementations of complex ideas at global scale.

Deepika Chopra is the Founder and CEO of AlphaU AI - helping board members and investors strengthen decision confidence in complex, high-stakes environments such as Human–AI collaboration. She is the author of Move First, Align Fast (Wiley 2025).

Faye Sahai is the Managing Director at Vinaj Ventures - advisor and investor  to companies and startups. Previously, she was a 3x startup founder and held leadership positions in healthcare, financial, and technology innovation at AIG, Blue Shield, Deloitte, Kaiser Permanente, and Schwab.

Mari Anjaparidze is the Founder, CEO of Arqio - a fast-design, AI visualization tool for architecture and interior design that transforms interior and exterior spaces in seconds. Previously, she was an architect and designer at Baers, Boffi, American Business Interiors among others.

Dr. Abhay Dandekar is a Physician at The Permanente Medical Group and founder, host of Trust Me I Know What I’m Doing - a podcast featuring interesting and talented people linked to the global Indian and South Asian community.

Monsoon Pabrai is the Founder, Managing Partner at Drew Investment Management - a fundamentals-driven public markets fund focused on long-term value compounding anchored in deep research shaped by years of studying capital allocators like Buffett and Munger. Her Fund typically targets high-conviction positions in durable, cash-generating businesses, with a philosophy centered on simplicity, downsi...

Amit Garg is the Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Tau Ventures - an AI-first, seed VC fund with $85M+ AUM and focus on automation, digital health, and enterprise with typical check size of $500K. His previous investments include Oak Street Health, Absci, nuTonomy, Misfit Wearables.

Dr. A.K. Pradeep is the CEO, Founder of Sensori AI - Winning the Minds of Consumers with Neuroscience Powered GenAi to enhance Algorithmic Consumer Insights, Product Innovations, Fragrance, Flavor, Music, and Visual Design. Previously, he held leadership positions at Nielsen. He is an alum of UC Berkeley.

Vinita Gupta is the author of The Woman in Deed: Road to IPO, Bridge Tables and More. She is also a Bridge Champion, Board Member, and first Indian-American woman to take a company public in the US. She is an alum of UCLA.

Poonam Goyal is the Founder and CEO of AINAK Eyeglasses - a US-based 501c(3) nonprofit organization providing clear sight for every child so they can learn confidently and dream without limits.

Jeet Kumar is the President/CEO of In Time Tec - a full-service global software and services company partnering to accelerate technology transformations through a team of 1200+ professionals. He holds 12 technology patents. Previously, he held executive positions at Hewlett-Packard.

Aarish Shah is the founder EmergeOne - Fractional CFO support for venture backed tech startups from Seed to Series B and beyond. He is the Host of Nothing Ventured Podcast, featuring operators and investors sharing stories from people that make the startup world go round.

Ashwin Rangan is the CEO of DoubleCheck - modernizing overdraft and NSF practices with real-time tools that let customers control what gets paid. Previously, he was the CIO at Walmart, Edwards Lifesciences, Conexant, CIIO at ICANN.