Charter Members
A distinguished group of entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and investors who form the backbone of OPEN Silicon Valley.
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Aamer Pervaiz
Senior Vice President
Fifth Third Bank
Aatif Awan
Founder & Managing Partner
Indus Valley Capital
Abdullah Shah
CEO
Xgrid.co
Abrar Hussain
General Counsel
Samsara BioCapital
Adeel Manzoor
EVP, COO & CFO
HERE Technologies
Adeel Raza
Co-founder & CEO
Unlayer (YC W22) & Mailmunch
Adnan Lawai
Co-Founder and CEO
Folio3
Ahmed Shah
VP, Strategy and Partnerships
Dispersive
Ajmal Mahmood
Amer Ather
Senior Performance Engineer
Netflix
Amer Haider
Co-Founder
Growing Stronger
Ammar Hanafi
Co-Founder & GP
Moment Ventures
Andaleeb Ahmed
Sr. Manager, Cloud Solutions
Oracle
Asad Jamal
Founder & Chairman
ePlanet Capital
Asif A. Godil
President & CEO
AG MicroSystems Inc
Asif Alam
CEO & Board Member
compliance.ai
Asim Hussain
Chief BD & Marketing Officer
QuantumScape
Asim Mughal
VP Operations
Bay Systems Consulting, Inc
Asima Khokhar
Head of Programs, Payments
Google
Bilal Hameed
Professor
UCSF
Erum Choudhry
Managing Partner
Erum Choudhry Law
Fahad Aziz
Founder & CEO
PuppyDog.io
Faisal Jeddy
CEO
Pakistan Software Export Board
Faisal Mushtaq
Founder & CEO
TechCon Global
Faisal Sultan
President
Lucid Motors
Faraz Hoodbhoy
President
OPEN Silicon Valley
Faraz Sattar
CEO & Managing Partner
Accretrive Wealth Management
Faruq Ahmad
Founder
Palo Alto Capital Advisors
Faysal A. Sohail
Managing Partner
Presidio Partners
Ghias Khan
President & CEO
Engro Corp
Ghufran Ahmed
VP, Software Development
Oracle
Haris Basit
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Bitdeer Group
Hasan Rizvi
EVP, Database Engineering
Oracle
Haseeb Budhani
Co-founder & CEO
Rafay Systems
Imran Jaffer
Chief Wealth Strategist & CEO
TOTAL WEALTH SOLUTIONS
Javed Ellahie
Vice Mayor
Monte Sereno, California
Javel Patel
M&A Strategy
Catalyst Solutions
Junaid Qurashi
Co-founder & Managing Partner
MDI Fund
Junaid Razzak
VP, Global Integrations
PayPals
Kamal Ahmed
Global Head, Electronics Banking
Barclays Corporate Investment Bank
Kashif Iftikhar
President
Constructive Engineering INC
Khurram Ismail
Chief Product Officer
Sandisk
Mahmood Panjwani
Founder/CEO
Vitaliti
Malika Junaid
Principal Architect & Partner
M Designs Architects
Maryam Khan
Product Manager II
Microsoft
Mashhood Alam
Sr. Director, Product Management
Akamai Technologies
Moazzam Chaudry
Outbound Product Management, Google Cloud
Google
Mobashar Yazdani
Sr. Group Manager, Semiconductors
Google
Mohsin Hussain
CTO & EVP, Engineering
LiveRamp
Momin Mirza
VP, Corporate Strategy
Xerox
Muhammad Irfan
President
Whizz Systems, Inc.
Nadir Ali
Managing Member
Next Move Partners
Nadir Rahman
Principal Member, Tech Staff
AMD
Naeem Raza
Partner
Mighty Capital
Narjis Ali
Founder & President
Sure Secure Solutions
Naveed Anwar
MD & Global Head, Digital
Citi
Naveed Sherwani
CEO
National Semiconductor Hub of KSA
Noor Menai
CEO
CTBC Bank Corp (USA)
Omair M. Farooqui
Shareholder
Palo Alto Legal Group, PC
Omar Khan
Board Chair
Netpace Inc
Osman Rashid
CEO
Convo.com
Rafat Pirzada
Raghib Hussain
CEO
Altera
Rehan Jalil
President & CEO
Securiti
Reshma Hyder
Founder
MASRIF
Riaz Karamali
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Saad Godil
Co-founder & CTO
Hippocratic AI
Saad Malik
CTO & Co-Founder
Spectro Cloud
Sajid Sohail
Founder & CEO
Jadoo TV, Inc
Salman Azhar
General Partner
Azmuth Opportunity Fund
Shahab Riazi
Founder, CEO & CPO
Concordant
Shahid Nakhoda
Sales Director, West Region
Ops Ramp
Shama Khan
Community Preservation Specialist
City of Newark, California
Shoaib Ghias
Partner
Goodwin
Shuja Keen
Founding Partner
Mentors Fund & 786
Sohaib Abbasi
Chair, Board of Directors
Udemy
Sonya Bokhari
Partner
Valley8
Usman Rao
Managing General Partner
Karobar Capital Fund
Waqas Ahmed MD
Founder & CEO
American TelePhysicians
Zain Jeewanjee
CEO & Founder
Zain Jeewanjee Insurance Company
Zainab Jeewanjee
Partner
Insure123 Insurance Agency Inc.
Zia Yusuf
Founder & CEO
Cafe V Advisors
Zulki Khan
Founder/CEO
Nexlogic Technologies
Samar Lotia
Senior Vice President
Oracle AI Data Platform
Shahzad Sultan
Charter Member Nomination
OPEN SV invites accomplished entrepreneurs, corporate executives, investors, influencers, and professionals to join the OPEN SV Charter Program — a network of leaders committed to empowering and transforming the next generation of professionals and entrepreneurs. As a Charter Member, your experience and success can inspire and guide our community of 1,000+ members worldwide.
If you are an existing Charter Member, please use the form below to nominate a new member who can bring exceptional value to the OPEN SV community. All nominations are reviewed and approved by the OPEN SV Board of Directors.
Nomination Criteria for New Charter Members
1. Entrepreneurs
- At least one successful exit ($20M+), or
- Founder of a startup with ≥ $10M in fundraising and ≥ 20 full-time employees, or
- Founder of a small or medium business with ≥ $2.5M annual revenue and ≥ 15 employees
2. Corporate Executives
- VP/Director or above at a public or Fortune 1000 company, or
- C-suite executive at a private or non-Fortune 1000 company with ≥ $500M annual revenue
3. Influencers
- Recognized personality with a substantial following (100K+), in fields such as entertainment, politics, media, or academia, or
- Leadership role in a major accelerator or ecosystem (e.g., YC, TechStars, etc.)
4. Investors
- Partner at a U.S.-based VC firm managing ≥ $100M fund, or
- Active angel investor with ≥ 10 investments in the past 5 years, or
- Associate/Partner in a corporate VC (e.g., Kaiser Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Intel Capital), or
- Recognized advocate of entrepreneurship with a record of mentorship, investment, and community building
5. Professionals
- Lawyers: Partner-level at top national/global firms involved in startups, IPOs, or M&A
- Accountants / Consultants: Partner or Managing Director at major firms engaged in startup and M&A work
- Investment Bankers: Senior-level professionals involved in IPOs or corporate transactions
- Corporate Leaders: Managing portfolios exceeding $500M in marketing, procurement, or related domains