Dinesh Patel, Managing Director, vSpring Capital
Dinesh Patel
Managing Director, vSpring Capital
Dr. Dinesh Patel is considered by many to be the father of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals in the Mountain West region.
Dr. Patel is a founding managing director of vSpring Capital. From 1999 to 2004 he was the Founder, Chairman, President & CEO of Ashni Naturaceuticals, Inc., a company that specializes in the research, development and marketing of clinically tested and patent-protected naturaceutical products. He currently holds 15 US Patents and Foreign Counterparts.
Dr. Patel served as co-chair of Governor Huntsman’s transition team and is currently on the board of the Utah Policy Partnership (UPP). He was recently appointed the Chairman of the USTAR Governing Authority board. Dr. Patel serves on several non-profit boards, and has also won numerous awards including; US Small Business Administration’s Business Achiever Award, Scientific and Technology Award (State of Utah), and Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Mountain West Venture Group).
