Executive Profile:
Deepak Kamlani

For the past 15 years, Deepak Kamlani, CEO of Global Inventures, has been involved in creating and managing technology standards — including the one that enabled VoIP (voice-over Internet protocol) and the ones that brought video to mobile devices and desktops. “The most exciting aspect of my work is getting involved in technologies while they are still being baked,” says Kamlani, “which is often two or three years before they hit the marketplace.”

Résumé
Name: Deepak Kamlani
Title: CEO
Company: Global Inventures Inc.
Location: BR6
Number of employees: 40+
Year company was founded: 1992
Number of years at Bishop Ranch: 12

Company Profile
Headquarters: San Ramon
Business: “We create and manage initiatives between tech firms, leading to the development of new technology standards across the sector — Internet applications, wireless, broadband, enterprise IT, mobility, and clean energy and healthcare. We provide services to help our clients deliver these new standards and grow bigger markets around them.”
Business approach: “Our clients hire us as experts and rely on us to provide a one-stop service, from strategic advice and consultation to market development and business management. Our approach is to add value and enable success through our ‘been there, done that’ staff and best practices.”
Biggest challenge: “Managing growth and expansion while taking care of our business and client needs du jour.”
Biggest risk taken: “Starting the company.”
Favorite task: “Doing deals and working with our clients to help them realize their plans and aspirations.”
Least favorite task: “Paperwork and being in meetings that last too long.”
Your source of inspiration: “Entrepreneurs and my family.”

Personal Philosophy
Best way to motivate coworkers and staff: “Leading by example, walking the talk, respecting every role in the team and establishing an environment where if the company wins, everyone wins.”
Suggestions for up-and-coming executives: “Focus on the what and why, get people on the same page, then work with everyone to figure out how, when and who. Take risks and remember, responsibility and accountability are two sides of the same coin.”
A goal you still want to achieve: “We’ve grown a profitable business organically, without outside investments. The goal now is to break out and harvest our opportunities.”

Off Hours
Favorite pastime: “Spending time with my family and playing guitar and drums (badly).”
Favorite stress-buster: “Sports.”
Favorite vacation spot: “A beach with good boogie board waves.”
Favorite music: “Blues.”
Favorite cause: “Helping disadvantaged children.”

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