Paul Getty Author

Paul M. Getty has been an active venture capitalist with technology investment firms Venture Navigation and Satwik Ventures. He also is a co-founder of First Guardian Group, a national real estate investment and management firm that has completed over $800 million in transactions. His prior operating experience spans over 25 years as a serial entrepreneur and executive officer in firms that resulted in investor returns of over $700 million through multiple successful IPOs and M&As. Paul is a frequent speaker on investment topics at industry conferences. He has an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan, with honors, and a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Wayne State University.
Dinesh Gupta co-founded Satwik Ventures (www.satwikventures.com), a seed-stage technology venture fund in 2000. Satwik Fund has invested in over 25 early stage start-up technology companies. Dinesh has served on the boards of several of these companies. These companies received co-investments in excess of $1 billion from major Silicon Valley VC funds and many had successful exits via IPOs and mergers. Dinesh also co-founded First Guardian Group with Paul Getty. Dinesh has an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Santa Clara University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delhi, India.

Robert R. Kaplan, Jr. is currently Managing Partner of Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank PLC, based in Richmond, VA. Rob has been referred to as the guru of Reg A due to his involvement and influence in bringing about new changes that will have a dramatic impact in rekindling investor interest in alternative investments. He is a leading speaker on Regulation A and has been featured in numerous financial publications and on syndicated TV/radio shows. He holds a J.D. from Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, and an A.B. from College of William and Mary.