Vivek Marya received his BS in mechanical engineering from Kurushetra University in India, his MS in computer engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and his MBA from Boston University. He has more than 27 years in the communication and technology sector, including stints with Lucent Technologies, Boston Communications Group, Digital Equipment Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation, and IBM, and 15 years of management experience. In that capacity, Marya turned around several organizations, analyzing cross-functional and multiorganizational programs and alliances, and steering his firm's business strategy and organizational structure to secure the foundation of a new business, as well as developing organizations for groundbreaking technologies, and providing customer support. Marya teaches at Boston University, Framingham State College, and Bentley University as a part-time faculty member. He also serves as a mentor in the entrepreneurship intensity track at Babson College.