YJA Convention 2014 07 Washington DC

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHES
Anju Bhargava Anju is a Strategic Business Transformation and Risk Management consultant. She works at the intersection of strategy, risk, leadership, process, technology, and culture through a combination of business and human levers. She was the only Indian-American to serve in the Community Builder Fellowship, President Clinton's White House initiative. She served on President Obama's Inaugural Council on Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and is the founder of Hindu American Seva Charities.
Ankit Shah
Ankit is entering his junior year at Brown University and studying computer science. His passions are nerdy innovative technologies, basketball, football, and learning. He is from Texas, also known as the best place on Earth, specifically Houston, and is the biggest Texans and Rockets fan out there. This is Ankit's first time on the YJA Executive Board, and the he thinks the best things about his experience are the vegan desserts the other board members make for him.
Annette Cowart
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Annette is an international training. She has served in academic, corporate, and non-profit contexts, such as the University of Illinois' service learning program LINC, Kraft Foods, the Archdiocese of Chicago's graduate seminary and COVE Alliance, an international NGO serving vulnerable children with education and health services in rural Uganda. Annette is also an ordained swami in the Kriya Yoga tradition.
Anthony Paz
Anthony is a passionate 22-year old environmental activist from Miami, FL. He graduated from Florida International University last spring and is hoping to attend graduate school. Growing up as a Catholic Latino-American, he always understood the value of cultural tolerance and non-violence towards others. Anthony has been a vegetarian for over two years and actively encourages others in his community to embrace the values he learned through the Jain community.
Apurva Bhansali
Apurva is the founder and CEO of Softex, the company he started in 1992 alongside his father, Mahendra. Today, Softex is a leading provider of biometric and other security software. Located in Austin, TX, Softex was named as one of Inc. 500 Magazine's Top 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2000. He was involved in the creation of the Jain Sangh of Greater Austin and has served as its president in the past. He lives with his wife, Nehal, and two
arneroids, Ayush and Ashna.
Chintav Shah
Chintav is a 20-year old from New Jersey. He is a rising senior at The University of Pennsylvania, where he is studying systems engineering and business. In his free time, Chintav enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and running. He has been a part of Jain Academic Bowl for the last eight years and enjoys breaking down the difficult and complex aspects of Jainism.
Deepa Kunapuli Deepa is a digital strategist, writer, and entrepreneur. She currently leads digital campaign strategy for a federal agency and writes for Upworthy, a media company. Previously, she ran online programs for the New Organizing Institute, trained thousands of progressive organizers in digital best practices, and ran online constituency outreach for the 2012 Obama campaign. She is a proud graduate of The University of Iowa.
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