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Tej Dhawan

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Senior Advisor at Next Level Ventures

Grimes, Iowa, United States

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About

A fixture in the Des Moines startup community with a background co-founding and leading a technology firm. He co-founded StartupCity Des Moines, the Startup Iowa initiative, and the Plains Angels investment network.

Experience

  1. Plains AngelsManaging Director & Co-foundercurrent2012 — presentDes Moines, Iowa Area
  2. EMC Insurance CompaniesBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — presentDes Moines, Iowa, United States
  3. Central CollegeChair Of The Board Of Trusteescurrent2001 — present
  4. Mango Seed InvestmentsManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentDes Moines, Iowa Area
  5. Ballet Des MoinesBoard Membercurrent2010 — presentDes Moines, IA
  6. American Heart Association - Central IowaBoard Member2020 — 2022Des Moines, Iowa, United States
  7. Principal Financial GroupChief Data Officer2017 — 2021Des Moines, Iowa Area
  8. Formation PartnersPartner2016 — 2018Des Moines, Iowa Area
  9. Iowa Agritech AcceleratorEntrepreneur In Residence2017Des Moines, IA
  10. Global Insurance AcceleratorBoard Member2014 — 2017
  11. Global Insurance AcceleratorManaging Director, Interim2014Des Moines, IA
  12. Technology Association of IowaMember Board of Directors2012 — 2015
  13. Startup City Des MoinesPrincipal2011 — 2014
  14. PikuzonePrincipal2011 — 2014Des Moines, IA
  15. Advanced Technologies Group, Inc.President1995 — 2010
  16. Principal Financial GroupSystems Consultant1992 — 1994
  17. Dennis Jennings Law FirmNetwork Administrator1991 — 1992

Skills & more

Startup Business mentoring and consulting3Start-ups81Mentoring6Entrepreneurship99Team Leadership14Team Building8Program Management19Strategic Planning41Business Strategy9Project Planning1Business Analysis4Leadership Development11
+12 moreChange ManagementManagementNew Business DevelopmentConsultingProject ManagementWeb DevelopmentCapital RaisingNonprofitsPublic SpeakingStrategyAnalysisLeadership

Languages Hindi

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Colleagues at Next Level Ventures

Barbara Gooch
Director of Administration at Next Level Ventures
Craig Ibsen
Managing Partner at Next Level Ventures
Dave Tucker
Partner at Next Level Ventures
Elizabeth Caven
Principal at Next Level Ventures
Jacob Gaspar
Analyst at Next Level Ventures
Liz Keehner
Principal at Next Level Ventures
Martin Walker
Principal at Next Level Ventures
Michael Perrin
Partner at Next Level Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tej Dhawan?
A fixture in the Des Moines startup community with a background co-founding and leading a technology firm. He co-founded StartupCity Des Moines, the Startup Iowa initiative, and the Plains Angels investment network.
Where does Tej Dhawan work?
Tej Dhawan is Senior Advisor at Next Level Ventures.
Where did Tej Dhawan go to school?
Tej Dhawan studied at Central College (B.A, Mathematics and Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT REAP Global Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Mount St. Mary's School Delhi Cantt..

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