About Nowigence
Nowigence is an investment company focused on nurturing innovative AI solutions. We are the parent company of Lille.ai™, a cloud-based platform that revolutionizes content creation and knowledge management, enabling individuals, teams, and enterprises to distill knowledge from various data sources efficiently.
Our Journey
We have been at the forefront of the AI revolution, collaborating with pioneers in Machine Learning (ML) and Natural language Processing (NLP) from the early stages.
Birth of Lille.AI
Our initial advisors, a team of experts from MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and the University at Albany in New York, laid the foundation for Lille.ai. Their expertise in extracting and organizing data for statistical analytics paved the way for the creation of this innovative platform.
The Nowigence Team
We're Changing The Way You Create Intelligent Content
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Anoop Bhatia
Founder & CEO & Growth Council Leader
Anoop has worked for over two decades in various GE companies across different countries – from the United States to India, The Netherlands, Germany. In 1996, he played a key role in establishing GE Silicones Private Limited as the first-ever wholly-owned foreign subsidiary for any conglomerate in India. He was subsequently transferred to Europe to be part of GE’s global business team in the early days of globalization. He brings a wealth of experience in global business operations, mergers and acquisitions, finance, sales and marketing and complex negotiations. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from BITS at Pilani in India and his post-graduate studies in management from Heriot-Watt at Edinburgh in Scotland.
David L. Evans
Accounting/Auditing/General Counsel/Board Member
David L Evans is an attorney and licensed CPA in the state of New York, he has extensive experience in multistate and international tax policies and guidelines, federal taxation laws, mergers and acquisitions including valuation of closely held businesses. He is a contributing author to the New York State Tax Service, a six-volume publication of NYS tax laws and regulations. His prior experience includes being a Managing Director for UHY Advisors LLC, being a board member and chairperson of the Tax Division Executive Committee of New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and is a past president of the Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York. He holds degrees from Hofstra University and State University of New York at Buffalo.
Chaitan Mopar
Director – Software Development
Chaitan, also known as Chaitanya, is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in product engineering, front-end application development, and AI-driven analytics implementation. Since 2015, he has been based in Silicon Valley, where he leads AI software development at Stebr Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nowigence. Prior to this role, Chaitan served as the Business Intelligence Lead for Samsung Pay at Samsung Research America (SRA). His extensive skill set includes proficiency in Python, web analytics using ReactJS and Redux, UI development, Node.js, Next.js, Java, HTML5, CSS, Apache Spark, Agile Methodologies, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technology Institute, an M.B.A. from St. Mary’s Management School in India, and a post-graduate certification in Computer Software Engineering from UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley campus in Santa Clara, California. Chaitan is well-equipped to lead software development and data science teams to success.
Growth Council
Operating Team Members and the Board Members are a part of the Growth Council too.
Michael Connolly
M&A, Strategic Alliance
Michael’s passion is to help companies build value. Today, his firm, Atlas Digital Partners, serves clients by offering the following solutions: Venture Development, Corporate Revitalization, SaaS software development, Sales Enablement and select Strategic Advisory Services. Michael has led, founded and exited several digital media companies, including the sale of ElderCarelink to QuinStreet. He started his career with a leading global consulting firm McKinsey and Company where he assisted Global Fortune 500 companies with profit improvement initiatives. He later served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development for American Express, where he incubated a number of key business development projects, such as American Express Tax and Business Services. He has held several CEO leadership roles in Internet media, multi-unit franchising, financial services and healthcare industries (Great Clips, Jamba Juice, BuyerZone, ElderLife Financial Services and MarketBridge.) He is often engaged to coach business leaders to be more effective by guiding them through emotional intelligence exercises. Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College in History and a Master of Business Administration with second year honors from Harvard Business School.
Rohit Kumar
Business Development/India
Founder and CEO of Chapter Apps Inc – a Mobile First Digital Training and Learning Platform company which is being used by more than 1 Million Learners in the Corporate World. Prior to founding ChapterApps, Rohit served as South Asia MD for Elsevier Health Sciences where he brought to market new digital learning solutions, built a robust local author ecosystem and strengthened Elsevier’s presence in South Asia. A longtime technology executive, he was formerly Microsoft’s Public Sector Country Head for India and a Senior Director CRM Products for Oracle in California. Early in his career, Rohit worked in consulting for Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Chicago, and for Accenture, where he was the firm’s first hire in New Delhi. He earned a BS from IIT Roorkee and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Tinsley Galyean
Technology/UI/UX/IP
Tinsley is the Co-founder and CEO of Curious Learning (a global EdTech non-profit). Curious Learning, together with partners, has curated hundreds of free and open-source interactive literacy learning experiences reaching over 3.5 million users. Having been part of a number of media and tech startups, he holds numerous patents and has developed interactive technology-driven projects for museums around the world. He has also developed media experiences through Disney, Warner Brothers, and an Emmy-nominated program for Discovery Kids. Tinsley holds a Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab and an ScM in computer graphics from Brown University.
Board Members
Anoop Bhatia
Founder & CEO & Growth Council Leader
Anoop Bhatia is the Founder of Nowigence – a company that he has worked full-time since 2015. Previously, from 2012, Anoop worked as a global operation strategic transformation leader for Momentive Performance Material (Formerly GE Silicones). He has worked for over two decades in various GE companies across different countries – from the United States to India, The Netherlands, Germany.
Anoop had played a key role in establishing GE Silicones Private Limited as the first-ever wholly-owned foreign subsidiary that was ever established on Indian soil in 1996. He was subsequently transferred to Europe to be part of GE’s global business team in the early days of globalization. Since then he has held progressively responsible global positions across different functions. He brings a wealth of experience in global business operations, mergers and acquisitions, finance, sales and marketing and complex negotiations. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from BITS at Pilani in India and his post-graduate studies in management from Heriot-Watt at Edinburgh in Scotland.
Tracy Metzger
Corporate Communications/PR/Board Member
Tracy Metzger started TL Metzger & Associates in 2000 as the Owner and President offering consulting and real estate brokerage services to companies looking to purchase, sell or lease real estate in the Albany New York Region, also known as Tech Valley. She has held this position for over 18 years.
Since starting TL Metzger, Tracy and her company have received a number of business and professional awards, including the Capital District Business Review’s Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in the Capital Region, the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce Award (Women of Excellence), and the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce Award (Small Business of the Year), among others. The company is consistently recognized as a Top 15 Commercial Real Estate firm by the Albany Business Review. She has a B.A. in Political Science from University at Albany, SUNY.
Tracy serves on several economic development and business boards including Chair of the City of Albany IDA and CRC. She has extensive experience as a negotiator, facilitator and general management.
Dr. Ian Moore
Japan/APAC Growth/Board Member
Dr. Ian Moore is the Vice President, Silicones NCA for Wacker Chemical Corporation. He is the profit and loss (P&L) leader for the Silicones business in North and Central America (NCA). Previously, he was the Senior VP and GM for Momentive Performance Materials (ex-GE company) responsible for the P&L of Silicones and Silanes Additive. Ian brings a wealth of extensive cross-functional, global and multi-cultural management experience. During the period 2006 to 2010, Ian was the President & CEO EMEA of GE Bayer Silicones GmbH (later called Momentive Performance Materials). He is a recognized innovative leader, mentor and developer of people with demonstrated skills in General Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology, Engineering, Operations and Marketing.
David Evans
Accounting/Auditing/General Counsel/Board Member
David L Evans is an attorney and licensed CPA in the state of New York, he has extensive experience in multistate and international tax policies and guidelines, federal taxation laws, mergers and acquisitions including valuation of closely held businesses. He is a contributing author to the New York State Tax Service, a six-volume publication of NYS tax laws and regulations. His prior experience includes being a Managing Director for UHY Advisors LLC, being a board member and chairperson of the Tax Division Executive Committee of New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and is a past president of the Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York. He holds degrees from Hofstra University and State University of New York at Buffalo.
