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REALACAD PROGRAM ADVISORS

The RealAcad program advisors are highly successful executives with work experience in top notch multinational companies. Hailing from diverse cultural backgrounds, our distinguished advisors combine the skills and excellence that it takes to be successful. They all take precious time out of their busy schedules to provide RealAcad participants with a unique first-hand insight into the world of venture management and will dedicate themselves to preparing RealAcad participants for their future career experiences. They are the best in their fields and ensure that the learning and teaching experience remains vividly etched in participants’ minds even long after they have left the camp.

RealAcad program advisors:

Ankur Malik is Director of the Global Realizer Group since 2005. He is also working with a Private Equity and Advisory firm. Prior to this, Ankur worked at Boston Consulting Group from 1998 till 2005. While at BCG he was sponsored for an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University at Chicago where he graduated with Dean Lists Honors as a major in Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Ankur holds a B.Eng from NTU, Singapore on Merit Scholarship. He has also worked at IBM, ALSTOM and Hedge Fund in Singapore, Seattle and San Francisco. He has founded a charity organization (AidCharity), not-for-profit (RealAcad) and multiple other ventures. In his leisure time he enjoys soccer, swimming and audio books.


Paul Cheng is working for a UK based venture capital firm, focused on social enterprises. Formerly, he was the Managing Director of Infotame, Europe. Prior to InfoTame, Paul worked with Microsoft, working with MSN in the UK. Paul has his MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He has a law degree from Oxford University. Paul worked as a corporate lawyer in UK, Hong Kong and China for over five years. In his leisure time he enjoys skiing, reading and travel. Paul is fluent in English and Mandarin.


Tsafrir 'Tsafi' Oranski is working at a Silicon Valley based Venture Capital firm. Formerly he was the Marketing Director of SAP in New York. Prior to SAP, Tsafi was a Major in the Israeli Special Forces. He is one of Israel’s more decorated soldiers. Tsafi has his MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He has an LLM from Israel University. Tsafi has widely traveled across the world, from the Mongolia deserts to the Peruvian peaks. In his leisure time he enjoys harvesting cotton in his Kibbutz, snowboarding, and cooking. Tsafi in Fluent in English, Hebrew, Arabic and is currently working hard on his Vietnamese.

Tom Tollenaere is the founder of T2 Data Consult. Before this he was Vice President Global IT and Managing director Medical Research Laboratories International, a Belgo-American contract research organization for pharmaceutical R&D. He helped sell MRL to PPDI in 2002. Tom holds a PhD and a Master in Computer Science from the K.U.Leuven in Belgium and the University of Edinburgh. Tom has widely traveled to Latin America, Australia and parts of Africa and Asia, and enjoys reading, writing, music and photography. He is fluent in English, Dutch and French, and has basic knowledge of German, Spanish and Afrikaans.


REALACAD PROGRAM LEADERS

The Top performers from RealAcad program are rewarded with prestigious Student Officer Fellowship and the best among them are invited as Program Leaders to play more leadership roles in RealAcad.

RealAcad program leaders:

Eugenia Xu, has completed her Masters and Bachelor degree at National University of Singapore with First Class Honors and Dean’s List. She worked at a high-tech start up in Silicon Valley, and attended entrepreneurship classes at Stanford University. She has been involved at RealAcad since early 2005. Upon graduation, she chose to join Global Realizer Group, the venture capital firm that funds RealAcad, against other offers from top management consulting firms. In her leisure time, she enjoys making international friends and experiencing new cultures. She also likes to play Chopin’s pieces on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

Stephan Jacob, received Masters degree from University of South Australia. He holds a B.Sc in Economics and a B.Sc in Information Systems from the University of Mannheim, Germany. For his studies, Stephan received a scholarship from the Bavarian Government, granted to the top 2 percentile of high school graduates in the state. Stephan also attended school at Lake Forest Academy in the US, where he was inducted in the Cum Laude Society and was elected Most Valuable Player in his Swimming and Volleyball teams. Stephan has work experience in two management consulting firms - McKinsey & Co. and Bain & Co. He also worked in commodities trading and rolled-out IT projects for Bunge Ltd, an agribusiness firm in New York, and supported an anti-child labor NGO in Jakarta, Indonesia for a couple of months. Stephan truly enjoys living abroad and likes to think of himself as a representative of Generation Global. He is fluent in English and German and can converse in Indonesian & French.

Nash Ream, is the Director of CNR, Inc. Prior to this he worked at a strategy consulting firm in San Francisco, where he also worked on forensic accounting and intellectual property cases. He was the Director of Sales for an international marketing firm which was America’s fastest growing private company in 2000. He holds a B.Sc. in International Business and Economics from Whittier College where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Nash is co-founder of the not-for-profit Yosemite National Institute in Southern California. In his leisure time, he enjoys training for his next marathon or triathlon as well as international travel. He is fluent in English and Spanish and is working hard on his Mandarin.