Dhana Pawar is General Partner at Veratempo, a product executive and angel investor with expertise in consumer products and services. As Head of Special Projects for Kambria, Dhana is working with governments, academia and corporations to advance skilling and innovation in the areas of AI & Robotics . Prior to Kambria, Dhana was General Manager of New Initiatives at TripAdvisor where she led the company’s growth in the untapped consumer ticketing business. As Vice President of Partnerships at Coupons.com Incorporated (Quotient), she oversaw the company’s retail strategy and partnerships. Dhana is an industry veteran with over 15 years of experience leading product teams for startups & Fortune 500 companies. She has worked extensively with wireless carriers as well as leading brands like P&G, COVERGIRL, Walmart, NBC, Toyota and Disney. Ms. Pawar is a regular speaker at tech events and has been quoted in a wide variety of leading media outlets, including CNN, ABC News, and All Things Digital. Ms. Pawar has been the Managing Director for the Silicon Valley Girls in Tech and sits on the advisory boards of Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, PersonalShopping and Xyleo Labs (acquired by Intuit).