Houston VC named to federal panel on innovation and entrpreneurship
Aziz Gilani is a managing director at Mercury, a venture capital fund.
Courtesy / CourtesyA Houston venture capitalist was named to National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, panel charged with developing a strategy to advance innovation and position the United States as a leader in emerging technologies.
Aziz Gilani, a general partner and managing director at the Houston-based Mercury Fund, was one of 32 industry leaders and experts named to the advisory committee by Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo.
“We must invest further in our entrepreneurs and innovators so that America continues to lead the world in discovering and commercializing critical technologies,” Raimondo said in statement. “ . At the same time, we must better ensure that more communities throughout the country are included in the ecosystems that will generate these critical innovations”
Gilani grew up in Houston, attended Clear Lake High, and graduated from the University of Texas. He earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management where he was an FC Austin Scholar. He also is a graduate of the Kauffman Fellows Program through the Center for Venture Education, and a recognized expert in seed accelerators, which focus on developing and growing early stage companies.
In addition to his business activities, Gilani serves in advisory roles for The Black Founders Matter Fund and SXSW Interactive. He is also a lecturer at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
More than 260 nominees were received for National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, the Commerce Department said. Members will serve two-year terms.
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