The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) is a global nonprofit organization
focused on promoting entrepreneurship. Established in 1992 by
executives from Silicon Valley, TiE has grown into a vibrant and
professional voluntary organization dedicated to the advancement of
entrepreneurship. There are currently more than 11,000 members and
over 2,500 charter members in 53 chapters across 12 countries.
TiE
membership comprises of highly successful individuals from a variety
of business and academic backgrounds, uniting in their effort to
provide a dynamic and vibrant environment in which entrepreneurs can
share their experiences and draw from a common pool of knowledge. By
facilitating the germination of ideas into actual businesses, TiE has
created wealth and helped boost economies of the geography in which it
operates.
It is estimated that over $200 billion of economic wealth
creation has resulted from TiE‘s initiatives. TiE‘s Lahore Chapter was
established in 2002 by Syed Babar Ali and is housed at the Lahore
University of Management Sciences (LUMS). TiE‘s Karachi Chapter was
launched in 2001 with Zakir Mahmood, President of Habib Bank Limited
as its founding president. TiE Islamabad was launched in 2008 with
Sara Hashwani as its founding president.
TiE‘s Pakistan chapters comprise of over sixty of the country's
pre-eminent business leaders and CEO‘s as Charter Members. |
