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| '''Kamran Elahian''' | |||
| '''Kamran Elahian'''({{lang-fa|کامران الهیان}}) is an ] ] who is the chairman and co-founder of Global Catalyst Partners, an international, multistage, technology-oriented ] firm. GCP has invested in leading-edge technology companies in the ], ], ] and ]. Kamran serves on the boards of Actelis Networks, Beceem Communications, iKoa and ]. | |||
| ({{langx|fa|کامران الهیان}}) is an ] ] who is the chairman and founder of , he co- founded ten companies. For 15 years he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners. | |||
| ==Early life and education== | |||
| Kamran was born in Tehran in 1954. Kamran immigrated to the United States before the ]. Kamran received a BS in ], a BS in ] (at the age of twenty) and a Masters of Engineering degree in ] from the ]. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| ===Global Catalyst Partners=== | |||
| A veteran ] with over 29 years of experience in the high-tech industry. Kamran co-founded 10 companies: CAE Systems (’81) acquired by ] for $75M; ] (’84) ] at $150M valuation/achieved ] of over $3.5B; Momenta (’89) failed; ] (’93) IPO at $300M valuation/achieved market cap of over $600M; ] (’96) acquired by ] in 2009; Centillium Communications (’97) IPO at $700M valuation/achieved market cap of over $4B; Actelis Networks (’99) a broadband communications systems company; Informative (’99) failed; Entopia (’99) failed; ] (’01) acquired by ] in 2006. | |||
| ===Global Catalyst Foundation=== | |||
| He is also chairman and co-founder of Global Catalyst Foundation. Global Catalyst Foundation is a private foundation established by the principals of Global Catalyst Partners. Its mission is to improve peoples' lives through the effective application of ]. | |||
| Kamran is Co-Chair of UNGAID, The ] (GAID) is a ] global forum that comprehensively addresses cross-cutting issues related to ICT in development. | |||
| Kamran is Chairman Emeritus of Relief International-Schools Online, a humanitarian ] that provides emergency relief, rehabilitation, development assistance, and program services to vulnerable communities worldwide. Schools-Online is a non-profit public charity organization with the goal to bring the ] to disadvantaged schools in the world (to-date 6,400 schools in over 36 countries); founded by Kamran in 1996 and merged with Relief International in 2003. | |||
| ===Leadership, Mentorship and Social Impact=== | |||
| In 2013, Kamran was a mentor for Unreasonable at Sea, a technology business accelerator for social entrepreneurs seeking to scale their ventures in international markets. Founded by Unreasonable Group, ], and ]’s ].<ref>http://www.semesteratsea.org/discover-sas/signature-programs/past-programs/unreasonable-at-sea/</ref> | |||
| ==Recognition== | |||
| In December 2006, The Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award which recognizes individuals for their exceptional contributions to drive the development, innovation, growth and long-term opportunities for the fabless ] industry was presented to Kamran. | |||
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Iranian-American entrepreneur| Kamran Elaalaskdjf | |
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| کامران الهیان | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Zohre Elahian |
| Website | www |
Kamran Elahian
(Persian: کامران الهیان) is an Iranian-American entrepreneur who is the chairman and founder of Global Innovation Catalyst, he co- founded ten companies. For 15 years he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners.