Mr. Suri, the founding principal of Menlo Capital Group, is one of the foremost developers, owners and managers of real estate in Northern California. He began his real estate career in 1976 as an entrepreneurial developer of commercial real estate in Silicon Valley. During the 1980s and 1990s, Mr. Suri also acquired and developed warehouses, research and development complexes and shopping centers.

In addition to overseeing the U.S. operations of Menlo Capital Group, Mr. Suri leads the company’s operations in India. There, he is applying his extensive development experience in Silicon Valley to establish pioneering commercial and residential projects in some of India’s fastest-growing cities.

Throughout his 30+ year career, Mr. Suri has served as a highly respected advisor and “angel investor”, guiding numerous companies through their early stages of growth. Among these are technology companies Aurum Software, Viewlogic, OnLight and B2B Connect; communications firms Tower Communications and SuriTelecom; and business service providers Regency Packaging, USA, Akka Properties, and Crystal Amba Associates.

Prior to establishing Menlo Capital Group, Mr. Suri worked as a certified public accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a charter member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs,) a global nonprofit network dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship. He is also active with numerous philanthropic organizations and charitable causes in the U.S. and India.

Mr. Suri is a graduate of the Sri Ram College of Commerce in New Delhi, India and holds an MBA from York University in Toronto, Canada.

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