Kanwal Rekhi

Who is Kanwal Rekhi?

As founder and

chairmanof TiE, Kanwal Rekhi brings with him more than 20

years of executive experience with successful Silicon Valley

technology companies. Kanwal was an original founder of Excelan,

a computer networking company, where he was named president and

CEO in 1985. Excelan eventually merged with Novell in 1989,

where Kanwal served as an executive vice president, chief

technology officer, and a member of the board of directors.

After retiring from Novell in 1995, Kanwal served as CEO at

CyberMedia until its merger with Network Associates.

Through the years, Kanwal has been active in the Silicon

Valley community of entrepreneurs, receiving numerous awards for

his commitment to technology and entrepreneurship. He earned his

B.S. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay,

India. Kanwal also received an M.S. in electrical engineering

and a Ph.D. in business and engineering from the Michigan

Technological University.