Experience
- Ecosphere VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSugar Land, Texas, United States
- International Space UniversityChair Business & Management Department / Facultycurrent2010 — present
- Chandah Space TechnologiesCo-Founder2012 — 2021
- Houston Technology CenterEntrepreneur In Residence2011 — 2016Greater Houston
- TEDxSugarLandCurator2012 — 2015Sugar Land, Texas
- Maker Faire HoustonCofounder2012 — 2013Greater Houston
- NASA Ames Research CenterNew Ventures & Commercialization2010
- GLXPTeam CHANDAH2008 — 2009
- Tara EnergyChairman & CEO2002 — 2009
- iVitaManager, Business Development2000 — 2001
- FoodTrader.comVP of Corp. Dev1999 — 2000
- EnronManager1998 — 1999
- EnronAnalyst1996 — 1998
- Bear Stearns' Jahangir SiddiquiAnalyst1994 — 1996
Skills & more
Start-ups99Spacecraft Design16Acquisitions15Capital Raising9Satellite Systems Engineering9Human Factors11STEM4Curating5Visioneering7Strategic Negotiations9Privatization8Deregulation6
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Non-profitsGeneral ManagementNew Business DevelopmentStrategic PlanningBusiness DevelopmentManagementSpace SystemsMergersEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalNonprofitsStrategyLanguages English · French · Gujarati · Hindi · Urdu
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From Adil's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ecosphere Ventures
Adeo Ressi
Investor at Ecosphere Ventures
Aruna Viswanathan
Director at Texas Ventures
Aruna Viswanathan
Investor at Ecosphere Ventures
Ayaz Haque
Investor at Ecosphere Ventures
Brenda LeMay
Investor at Ecosphere Ventures
Chris Stott
Investor at Ecosphere Ventures
Christine Cockrell
Investor at Ecosphere Ventures
Daniel Schmidt
Investor at Ecosphere Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adil Jafry?
- Investor at Ecosphere Ventures
- Where does Adil Jafry work?
- Adil Jafry is at Ecosphere Ventures.
- Where did Adil Jafry go to school?
- Adil Jafry studied at International Space University (MSc, Space Studies); The University of Texas at Austin (BBA, Finance); St. Patricks High School (A'Levels).
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