MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Friends of TiE DC –

It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year like no other in modern times. As we navigated the year, the resilience of the human spirit and the determination and selfless sacrifice of countless individuals provided a much-needed inspiration of hope. As we reflect on the past year, our thoughts are foremost with those most impacted by the pandemic.

As we close the year, I want to thank all the esteemed board members for their hard work with a common goal to achieve continued success for y(our) chapter. Each one of them helped enhance our agenda that set the stage and momentum of TiE-DC activities related to education, mentoring, networking and investing.

Despite such a challenging year, we were successful in keeping TiE DC not just relevant but managed to take its programming to the next level. Some of our key accomplishments in 2020 included:

• Increased focus on making the chapter financially healthy by organizing several marquee events that attracted multiple sponsors • Established new long-term strategic partnerships • Re-organized the chapter with a structured approach to sponsorships, virtual event management, and other management processes • Institutionalized the TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) program • Successfully launched the new TiE Women Who Inspire event series as well as the new TiE Diversity and Inclusivity event series • Hosted a virtual business roundtable with the Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Taranjit Singh Sandhu • GovCon 2020 our marquee event was the most successful event with over 400 registrations and over 65+ speakers

Congratulations to the entire TiE DC Team for a successful 2020!

With warm personal regards, Manish Malhotra TiE DC President