Kiran
C. Chhaganlal - Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Chhaganlal graduated as a Barrister
and Solicitor with LL.B and LL.M law degrees from the London
School of Economics, as well as the Barrister-at-Law degree
from Grays' Inn in London, England. He also received a Certificate
of Law from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand.
He has practiced law in England, Fiji and New Zealand. His
areas of expertise have been Corporate Law, Intellectual
Property, Telecommunications Law and Mergers and Acquisitions.
He has an extensive litigation background in multiple jurisdictions.
Mr. Chhaganlal has over 18 years of Senior Executive experience,
principally in the telecommunications, wireless and investment
markets. He has created and led Business Development, Legal,
Regulatory, Corporate Compliance, Real Estate and Corporate
Communications departments in companies owned by American,
British and Singaporean multi-nationals. He has extensive
operational experience in start-ups, IPOs and acquisitions,
together with an in-depth background in International business
development, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region as
well as in the U.S.A.
Mr.
Chhaganlal was born and raised in India, received the bulk
of his primary and secondary education in Fiji Islands,
was educated and practiced as a Barrister-at-Law in England,
and spent fourteen years in the telecommnications and corporate
sector in New Zealand. He has been in the USA just over
six years, having spent at least eight years each in India,
Fiji, England and New Zealand.
Mr.
Chhaganlal is a Principal of Harbour Bridge Ventures, Inc,
a firm founded to offer funding assistance, business process
outsourcing to India, corporate development, market entry,
and growth management services to both established and emerging
technology companies. Among their client companies was 3i
Infotech Limited (a subsidiary of ICICI Bank, now the largest
bank in India), as well as several other Indian companies.
Mr.
Chhaganlal was also the Co-Founder and Managing Partner
of Florida Technology Partners, LLP of Orlando, Florida,
established in 2000. FTP has set up and manages a network
of Angel investors funding early-stage technology companies.
FTP portfolio companies have raised over US$700 Million
in funding between them.
kiran@IusJuris.com
