About
Co-founder with 20+ years spanning venture capital, corporate strategy, management consulting, and engineering across the US, UK, and EU. Former Investment Director at SAP's Corporate VC Fund and technology advisor at Kearney.
Experience
- TDS®VP Growth and Transformation, TDS Telecommunicationscurrent2025 — present
- TDS®Vice President - Financial Analysis and Strategic Planning2022 — 2025
- TDS®Director - Financial Analysis and Strategic Planning2021 — 2022
- TDS®Director - Corporate Strategy2018 — 2021Chicago
- Eudemian Ventures, LLCVenture Partnercurrent2018 — present
- Suttle-StrausBoard Member2022 — 2025
- SAPDirector, SAP.iO Fund2017
- A.T. KearneySenior Manager2012 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
- CaviumPrincipal Engineer2007 — 2010Greater Boston
- IntelSenior Engineer2003 — 2007Greater Boston
- Hewlett-Packard / CompaqHardware Engineer1999 — 2002Greater Boston
Education
- Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasB. Tech, Electrical Engineering1993 — 1997
- Purdue UniversityMS, Electrical Engineering1997 — 1999
- Cranfield School of ManagementMBA2010 — 2011
Skills & more
Strategic LeadershipStrategy to ExecutionBusiness TransformationCross-functional LeadershipExecutive Decision-makingOperating ModelsGrowth StrategiesOrganizational AlignmentOperational ExcellenceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Strategy18Investment Decisions
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Venture CapitalBusiness StrategyManagement ConsultingFrom Ilan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras62
Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla VenturesAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCParthaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCRaghuInvestor at Eudemian VenturesBen MathiasManaging Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
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Also attended Purdue University138
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors
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Also attended Cranfield School of Management24
Nick WinstoneFounder, Partner at Aera VCKim BerknovSenior Advisor at FraserFrancisco VelázquezChairman and Managing Partner at Axon Partners GroupChristophe PrimaultVenture Partner at ElaiaJames MallinsonPartner at Oxford Investment Consultants LLPRui ZhangManaging Partner at gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
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Shared employers
Also worked at SAP112
Quentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures
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Also worked at A.T. Kearney113
Wendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneSheng Xin YuInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsAdrián MachoAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupPatrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanJigar RaythathaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRaoulInvestor at Eudemian Ventures
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Also worked at Cavium2
Also worked at Intel261
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Colleagues at Eudemian Ventures
Claire
Investor at Eudemian Ventures
Claire Liang
Investor at Eudemian Ventures
Ekkehard
Investor at Eudemian Ventures
Ekkehard Franzke
Strategic Advisor at Eudemian Ventures
Gisela
Investor at Eudemian Ventures
Gisela Maier
Operations Manager at Eudemian Ventures
Ilan Pragaspathy
Venture Partner at Eudemian Ventures
Mark
Investor at Eudemian Ventures