Natalie R. Gandhi
(née Natalie H. Vania)
SUMMARY December 2010
From the life of the mind to the world of action, Dr. Natalie R. Gandhi supports creative endeavor as a Philosopher and Entrepreneur.
Her adventures range across
- Presenting advanced technologies on Sand Hill Road,
- Organizing the first international business plan competition, the Global E-Challenge, with the Stanford Business Association of Engineering Students,
- Noting India's cell-phone penetration while traveling to the ancient Iranshah fire,
- Developing first-order, original intellectual thought.
Dr. Gandhi is the 2010-2013 New York Chair for the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce and she serves on the Leadership Team for the Tri-State region of SPIRE, Stanford Professionals in Real Estate. As the founder of Arshiya Ventures, Dr. Vania-Gandhi has designed leading events and assisted scientist-entrepreneurs in accessing investors in Silicon Valley.
Dr. Gandhi is a true American original. As well, she is the first in the living tradition of the world's Zoroastrian people to be born in the Land of Lincoln.
Dr. Gandhi applies ingenuity in novel and creative ways to build wealth: The world offers infinite avenues for wonder, exploration, growth, and creativity.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
1999-Present, ARSHIYA VENTURES Montville, NJ, Springfield, IL, Mountain View, CA
FOUNDER
- Connects entrepreneurs and investors in funding scenarios.
- Commercializes R&D science.
- Presents business and high-tech concepts at leading VC firms.
- Advises on boards, organizes conferences, and arranges programs for organizations.
- Adjunct faculty, The University of Illinois at Springfield.
INTELLECTUAL PATH
Rationality in derivatives markets.
- Master of Science in Financial Markets, Illinois Institute of Technology 2004. - Research on Hedge Funds, fiscal policy, XML in Finance, Angel Finance.
Dissertation on Rationality and Moral Theory.
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Maryland at College Park, June 1992. - Specialization, Moral Philosophy and Concentration, Philosophy of Science. - Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellow, National Award for Culture and Values Leadership, Woodrow Wilson Foundation. - Graduate School Travel Award, 1990. N.E.H. Summer Fellow, 1993. - Master of Arts, Philosophy, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 1983.
Bachelors Paper, Philosophy, relating to Rationality.
- Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Concentration in Philosophy, The College of The University of Chicago, 1980.
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