As founder and
chairmanof TiE, Kanwal Rekhi brings with him more than 20
years of executive experience with successful Silicon Valley
technology companies. Kanwal was an original founder of Excelan,
a computer networking company, where he was named president and
CEO in 1985. Excelan eventually merged with Novell in 1989,
where Kanwal served as an executive vice president, chief
technology officer, and a member of the board of directo...
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As founder and
chairmanof TiE, Kanwal Rekhi brings with him more than 20
years of executive experience with successful Silicon Valley
technology companies. Kanwal was an original founder of Excelan,
a computer networking company, where he was named president and
CEO in 1985. Excelan eventually merged with Novell in 1989,
where Kanwal served as an executive vice president, chief
technology officer, and a member of the board of directors.
After retiring from Novell in 1995, Kanwal served as CEO at
CyberMedia until its merger with Network Associates.
Through the years, Kanwal has been active in the Silicon
Valley community of entrepreneurs, receiving numerous awards for
his commitment to technology and entrepreneurship. He earned his
B.S. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay,
India. Kanwal also received an M.S. in electrical engineering
and a Ph.D. in business and engineering from the Michigan
Technological University.
