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Since joining Insight in 2000, Deven has made more than 130 investments in enterprise software, data, and consumer internet businesses globally, including North America, Europe, India, Israel, China, Africa, Latin America, and Australia. Deven’s recent investments include Fanatics, Chargebee, Checkout.com, Parachute Health, Diligent, Bullhorn, Pollinate, Apna, TetraScience, and Mynt. Some previous investments include Twitter (IPO), eVestment (sale to NASDAQ), Alibaba (IPO), and JD.com (IPO). Deven currently serves as a Board Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, NYU Langone, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Tisch New York MS Research Center. He was also confirmed by the United States Senate to serve on the Board of Directors of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. Deven has a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

George is a seasoned executive whose career spans over 30 years across multiple industries creating, growing, and funding businesses. His expertise encompasses hedge funds, private equity, finance, marketing, operations, and executive management. George was previously a Senior Advisor at National Capital Merchant Banking, LLC. He was one of the original team that founded Friedman Billings Ramsey (NYSE: FBR, acquired), where he was a Senior Managing Director. He implemented FBR’s expansion internationally to Bermuda, London, and Israel. George holds an MBA in Marketing from Southeastern University and a Bachelor of Industrial & Production Engineering from Mysore University in India.