Hitesh Shah

Hitesh is a seasoned serial entrepreneur who founded BOT in 2008 along with Sreyans and Deepak. He has successfully parlayed domain knowledge in visual effects, tech space, and marketing into numerous successful ventures over the last 20 years. He has developed strong executive management skills through his experience in management consulting, corporate roles in strategy and marketing, and numerous start-ups he has launched. Hitesh’s passions lie at the intersection of creativity, technology, and business, where he actively applies his leadership skills. He is particularly adept at understanding and leveraging technology.

This unique mix of skills is reflected in the unusual blend of accomplishments, which include VFX producer credits on numerous films, founder of 3 companies, management consultant to Fortune 500 clients in technology and telecom, co-author of a patent on speech recognition applications, and a Charter Member of TiE, a leading entrepreneurship organization with 50 global chapters. Hitesh holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Engineering from New York University and University of Southern California, respectively, and an MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University.