Dr. Ajay Jha

Dr. Ajay Jha is an entrepreneur, educator, science & tech-based startup mentor, Fortune 500 Advisor, and economic development consultant with more than 25 years of experience creating strategies to help organizations to foster their cross-functional collaborative partnership with critical stakeholders (communities, businesses, universities, government)

For ten years working as an advisor in Israel, India, and faculty for 14 years in the USA, Dr. Jha has led several climate-resilient projects (climate, agriculture, biotech, higher education), including farm-to-market enterprise value chains in South Asian, African and Central-South American Countries.

Committed to civic engagement, good governance, and building an entrepreneurial ecosystem, Dr. Ajay is frequently invited to serve on Boards of Directors. He has more than a decade of board experience with increasing responsibility. He has served on the ASHS Industry board, SME Chamber of India, Career & Technical Education with PSD, Peace Corps Program, and served as Organizing Chairman for the five international conferences in the US, India, Nepal, and Israel. Served also numerous special committees, including board development, strategic finance team, diversity and inclusion, governance, and Startup Ecosystem. A life-long learner, Dr. Jha earned an MBA from the College of Business, Colorado State University a Ph.D.

Dr. Jha presently serves as a mentor for 8 companies with TechStars Foundation, Y-Combinator, Select USA, NREL Industry Growth Forum, TiE Global, and InnoP Global Incubator & accelerator. As a serial entrepreneur he founded Youth Lab Colorado, InnoP Global, Institute for Global Agriculture, Resilient Provisions, and Eco-Environ Services.