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Raj Malhotra | Russell
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Raj Malhotra – CEO |
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Raj currently serves as CEO of Group Chiasma and
brings a 20-year record in corporate development and
innovation management. He was previously Chairman of
Heartland Information Services and CEO and Founder
of Spryance Inc., before merging this medical
document management company with Heartland. Prior to
Spryance, Raj was Managing Director of HLM Ltd., a
privately held business services and real estate
development company in India; and also served in
senior technology innovation management roles with
Polaroid and DEC. He has an MBA from the Kellogg
Graduate School of Management at Northwestern
University and BSEE and MSEE degrees from Cornell
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Russell Franks – Advisor |
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Russell brings a successful track record of
leadership with both start-ups and established
companies. Prior experience includes acting as
Senior Vice President of Spryance Inc., a leading
India-based supplier of medical transcription
services to US and European clients, and senior
management roles with Lycos and Viatel, both
publicly traded technology-enabled service
businesses. Russell has also been a management
consultant with McKinsey & Company and a venture
capitalist with NatWest County Ventures. He has an
MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Law
from Oxford University. |
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Charles Cella - IP Advisor |
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Charles Cella co-founded GTC and is a recognized
thought leader and leading practitioner in the
patent and licensing fields. He provides patent
strategy, licensing and technology-transaction
services to a broad range of clients, from industry
leading software companies to single-inventor
startups. Prior to GTC, Charles founded and was CEO
of BountyQuest, an Internet marketplace for
information relevant to the strength, validity or
applicability of patents and for which he recruited
investments from Jeff Bezos and Tim O'Reilly, among
others. Previously, Charles was the first patent
attorney at Foley Hoag LLP, where he grew the
practice to twenty-five people and advised high-tech
and biotech firms of all sizes on building IP
portfolios and negotiating technology transactions.
Charles holds an A.B. in Physics from Princeton
University and a J.D. from the University of
Virginia School of Law. |
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