Aziz Gilani

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Biography

Mr. Aziz Gilani serves as General Partner at Mercury Fund. He serves as Board Member at Trava. He served as Board Member at Amify. He focuses on investments in enterprise SaaS, Cloud and data science startups. Prior to joining Mercury, He was a Senior Engagement Leader with Infosys Consulting, an early executive at ABB Performance Services, a Senior Consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, and an Analyst at Lotus Development Corp. He received his BBA from the University of Texas where he was a TILF Scholar, and his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management where he was an FC Austin Scholar.In addition, He is a graduate of the Kauffman Fellows Program through the Center for Venture Education, where he completed industry-defining field work on Seed Accelerators. He is a recognized expert in Seed Accelerators, and has been quoted in several national publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, ReadWriteWeb, TechCocktail, and The Business Journals. Outside of Mercury, He serves in advisory roles for the Mayor of Houston's Tech and Innovation Council, Seed Accelerator Rankings, and SXSW Interactive. He is also an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business where he teaches a course on venture capital.