Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 3, 2004
AJIT J. DEORA, Founder & CEO of enKoo brings more than 21 years of
business and technology leadership to enKoo Inc. As CEO of enKoo, Deora
is responsible for leading the long-term strategy and vision for the
company. Before starting EnKoo, Deora founded Beachhead Capital, a
leading investor in networking, storage and enterprise software
startups. Prior to that, he was co-founder of several companies
including Chip Engines Microelectronics (acquired by Phoenix
Technologies) and Silicon Platforms (acquired by S3). Previously, Deora
held senior engineering and management positions at Western Digital and
Intel. In addition to his role as CEO of enKoo, Deora is an angel
investor in the US and India and serves as an advisor on the board of
several VC firms. Deora is a Charter member of TiE where he is actively
involved in mentoring entrepreneurs. He holds a BSEE graduate degree
from IIT, Madras and a MSCS degree from Lawrence, KU. Profile
Mr. Deora: enKoo is derived from a Japanese word enkaku, meaning remote
land. The way the company got started was, actually my
