Monish Kundra
Monish is a partner at Columbia Capital, a leading technology investment firm, where he leads the firm’s mobility practice. Over the past thirty years, he has been instrumental in forming new companies, recruiting talented entrepreneurs, and funding disruptive opportunities in the communications and technology sectors. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of several prominent wireless and space companies, including Omnispace, Quvia, Siden, Hellen Systems, and Three Forty-Five Holdings, and was previously involved with, or served on the boards of, AB Spectrum (sold to T-Mobile), Everstream Analytics, Horizon, Local Media, MSV, NextNav (NYSE: NN), and TVCC. Monish is highly active in the greater Washington, D.C., community, focusing on education, college scholarships, youth entrepreneurship, and enabling infrastructure. Over the past two decades, he has served on the boards of the College Success Foundation, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (including as Chairman of the Board), 11th Street Bridge Park, and U-Scholars. He is regularly outshined by his amazing wife, his fantastic daughter (who pitches softballs that break the sound barrier) and his ambitious son (who regularly outdrives him on the golf course.)