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Idris Kothari is an innovative Senior Executive and seasoned serial entrepreneur with more than 30 years of success across the technology, semiconductor, hardware, Blockchain, Cybersecurity software, and mobile application industries. Leveraging extensive experience founding multiple hi-tech startups and conceiving new market-defining technologies, he is a valuable asset for tech companies struggling to find direction or in need of expert guidance in new product development. His broad areas of expertise include software development, startups, international business, cloud computing, product management, venture capital, Agile methodologies, and web services. Throughout his executive career, Idris has held leadership positions at tech companies including Vasona Systems International LLC, Vertical Systems Inc., VPNet Technologies (Avaya), and VIA Technologies, Inc. As Co-Founder of Via Technologies, he helped lead one of the first fabless semiconductor companies. He then co-founded VPNet Technologies, the first company to build Virtual Private Network hardware accelerator systems. Idris holds an MS in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology in Pakistan.