Crafting Purpose,
One Idea at a Time.

Shamini Dhana is a visionary at the intersection of fashion, technology, and sustainability. As the Founder and CEO of Dhana Inc. and the creator of D/Sphere, an AI-powered platform transforming the fashion industry through circularity and co-creation, she brings a uniquely integrative perspective to the table.

Her work focuses on:

• Democratizing fashion design through digital tools and real-time customization.
• Enabling upcycling and second-life materials to reduce waste and tell powerful cultural and generational stories.
• Driving emotional durability by empowering consumers to become co-creators.
• Harnessing AI and immersive technologies to scale storytelling, transparency, and ethical production.
• Fostering global collaboration between brands, manufacturers, and consumers to build a regenerative fashion economy.

Shamini's relentless grit and disciplined execution transform vision into reality, embedding creativity, circularity and compassion at the core of everything she does.Her strategic focus and steadfast perseverance ensure that sustainable innovation isn't just an aspiration but a practiced discipline where every decision, process and outcome is infused with purpose, resilience and an unwavering commitment to a new fashion paradigm.Shamini's relentless execution and unwavering grit ensure that creativity, circularity, and compassion are woven into the very fabric of the new fashion era.

International business executive, investor and entrepreneur operating in technology businesses for the past 30 years, he is currently President and CoFounder of Business Accelerator Inc, focused on building and scaling businesses around cutting edge digital technologies. His current portfolio includes companies in Cloud Computing, Cloud ERP, Software Defined Video Solutions, AI and ML in the banking and agriculture sectors, Cognitive IT Operations, Security and eCommerce.

Prior to Business Accelerator, Som was Founder, CEO and President of e4e Inc for 10 years, a Business Solutions Company operating between the US and India, with presence in the US Health Care, Technology and Financial Service Industries. e4e's businesses included value based services for the technology, financial and health care sectors and at its peak deployed 3000 employees in a global business model with locations in the USA, UK and India

Som has been a General Partner at Walden International, a Venture Capital firm that was a pioneer in India, starting in 1996 ($30 M fund). His successful investments include WebEx, MindTree, Sierra Atlantic, Techspan (Headstrong), Venture Infotek, Infotech Enterprises, Siltera etc. Investors have had successful exits from most of these investments.

He was Director of Strategic Alliances and World Wide Business Development at VLSI Technology, Inc, a leading semiconductor (ASIC) manufacturer and supplier, and was involved with multiple technology partnerships and transfers between the USA and East Asia / India, including the establishment of a silicon wafer foundry, Siltera, in Malaysia, with $ 1.5 B in investment. Siltera is an established business today

Som was an officer in the elite Indian Administrative Service (1974 to 1985), the Central Government's Civil Service (Maharashtra) in India. Amongst various assignments, he has been the first Collector and District Magistrate of Sindhudurg District in the Konkan Region and the Director of Industries for Maharashtra State, chartered to attract inward investments into Maharashtra State.

He holds a Masters Degree in Science (1971) from Calcutta University in Physics and Mathematics and a MBA from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University (1985). He has been a Charter member of TiE Silicon Valley and has also been involved, in the 1990s, with Joint Venture Silicon Valley and US Trade Missions sponsored by the Department of Commerce, US Government, for accessing markets in China and in India.

Creative Director of Dhana Inc. Jennifer Wright is known as a solutions focused collaboration catalyst driven by sustainable design principles, the innovation of end-of- use materials for re-imagined products, and the use of AI technologies to streamline garment development and production processes. Also integral to this ethos is her dedication to storytelling through design, crafting collections that evoke emotion and foster connection across the entire stakeholder ecosystem involved in a garment's life.

Jennifer brings over thirty years of diverse experience in the North American fashion industry, from design and production development to manufacturing, commerce, teaching, and research. Her most recent projects highlight an innovative focus: developing and launching brands and products made from valorized repurposed clothing and textiles, exploring applications both inside and outside the fashion and clothing sector.

Sarah has worked in the public sector for 34 years in an executive leadership capacity overseeing significant transformational projects in the Sacramento region. These include the redevelopment of three military bases, developing commercial and mixed use housing projects in low-income communities, infrastructure development as well as overseeing numerous rental assistance programs totaling over $400 million.

She has significant experience at the executive leadership level developing multi-jurisdictional partnerships, advocating federal policy changes, partnering with federal, state and local leadership, and leading significant initiatives to success. She has joined the Dhana team to spearhead significant transformational initiatives.

A fashion industry veteran with 19 years of experience in technical design, product development, sourcing, brand management and production.

Simone has 22 years of accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and budgeting supporting non-profits, high-net-worth individuals, partnerships, trusts, small businesses, and C Corporations.

Sheldyn Nicholson is a fashion designer at Dhana Inc. Focusing on sustainability, she creates low impact garments built for circularity. She has a BFA in fashion design from the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio.

Senthil Kumaran Srinivasan is an accomplished engineering leader with a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas and over 17 years of experience delivering non-trivial, scalable software solutions.

His career includes impactful roles at Amazon and One Kings Lane in San Francisco, where he played a key role in designing and enhancing e-commerce architectures capable of supporting $1M in daily revenues and over $400M annually.

Senthil has engineered personalization-as-a-service systems, advanced search and discovery algorithms, and vendor portals supporting real-time inventory updates for 10,000+ vendors. With extensive global consulting and execution experience, he has a proven track record of translating complex technical challenges into high-performing, business-critical platforms. For the past 4.5 years, he has served as Head of Engineering at Dhana Inc., driving the execution of the D/Sphere platform and leading innovation in scalable, sustainable technology solutions.

Dr G Subrahmanya VRK Rao (Dr Rao) has over Twenty six years of work experience which include Government, Industry, Academia and Research careers. A Ph.D Gold-medalist, Dr Rao is a passionate Research & Development professional with 9 US patents, 90+ Refereed International Research Publications and also authored a book entitled ‘WiMax-A Wireless Technology Revolution’ and Editor of the book entitled ‘Web Services Security and E-Business’. A Senior Member of IEEE and a Senior Member of ACM, Dr Rao is an active (White Hat) Ethical Hacker.

Annie has an overall experience of 14 years in IT industry, With her strong leadership skills, she inspires, motivates and drives the team towards qualitative on-time project delivery. She has managed many projects and keeps process structure and business tight and together.

Yagna oversees the product design and human factors for the D/Sphere platform. A passionate user advocate helping users do without doing.

Anandha Manikandan is a project manager of the engineering team. Anand has strong project mangement skills with good team bonding and high adaptability skills. He drives the team towards the success of the projects.