Our goal at antha prerna foundation, desipreneur, and The INDUStry Show is to share the accomplishments, challenges, failures, opportunities, successes, and struggles of the 99 percent, and make an even bigger impact in this country we now call home.

Anand Gala is a second-generation Indian American who started working with his parents at their Jack in the Box franchise when he was 9 years old; standing on milk crates to reach the point of sale systems. Anand is now the co-founder and Managing Partner of Gala Capital Partners, LLC, a diversified investment and holding company with interests in coffee, chain restaurants, franchising, software & technology, real estate development, and public equities investment. Gala owns and operates more than 500 locations across the United States.

Anjali Forber-Pratt an Indian American wheelchair racer who competes at the Paralympic level. Anjali is also the Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) - a United States governmental agency that provides leadership and support for research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.

Ash Patel is a first-generation Indian from Zambia who started fundraising for his bank a day before the 9/11 attacks. On the verge of bankruptcy and amidst the wave of brown hate, Ash persisted with his dream. Today, Ash is the CEO of Commercial Bank of California - a $2B community bank with entrepreneurs and purpose at the heart of its mission.

Bela Bajaria is a first-generation London-born Indian and is the Head of Content at Netflix. One of the very few women executives in media, Bela is shaping the future of content. She has been instrumental in bringing several hits to life including Squid Games, Bridgerton, and Never Ever Have I Ever. Bela has also won multiple pageants such as Miss LA, Miss India USA, and Miss India Worldwide.

Manu and Rika Shah, first-generation entrepreneurs started MS International in their basement in Indiana in 1975. They have grown MSI 10x every 10 years to more than $2.5B in annual revenues today. MSI is a true basement-to-billions story. Manu and Rika, through their commercial and charitable causes, positively impact and support more than 110,000 families in over 34 countries.

Nick Pujji is a partner at Dentons - a leading global law firm. He leads Denton’s Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice and serves as the outside in-house counsel to numerous emerging growth and technology startups internationally. Jesse Pujji is the founder/CEO of Gateway X, Executive Chairman/ co-founder of Ampush, Executive Chairman of My Subscription Addiction, and the host of the Business Breakdowns podcast. Vinny Pujji is the co-founder and managing partner of Left Lane Capital. So far, Vinny has deployed over $1B in capital across 22 deals.

Sharmishta Dubey was the CEO of the $22B Match Group - the owner of Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge, Match.com, and several other dating apps. Shar, as she is popularly known, is widely credited for making Tinder, and hence Match, a roaring success, and a multi-billion dollar romance juggernaut. A first-generation Indian and graduate of IIT-Kharagpur, Shar has been at Match since 2006 and was CEO of Match worldwide from March 2020 to May 2022.

Sonia Syngal, a first-generation Indian is the CEO of GAP Inc. - the owner of brands including Athleta, Banana Republic, Gap, and Old Navy. Sonia oversees $16B in business in all geographies and channels, across 1200 stores and a team of 130,000 employees. At GAP since 2004, Sonia previously held leadership positions at other Fortune 500 companies such as Sun Microsystems and Ford Motor Co.

Yamini Rangan, a first-generation Indian, is the CEO and board member at HubSpot - the $18B leaders in customer relationship management. Prior to HubSpot, Yamini was the Chief Customer Officer at Dropbox and has held leadership roles at Workday and SAP.