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BUSINESS BUSINESS SCHOOL SCHOOL ALUMNI ALUMNI PANEL PANEL
PANEL
November November 17, , 20 2011 20 – 6: 6:00 6: 00 00-7:0 00 7:0 7:00pm 7:0 0pm
Warren Warren Hall, Hall, Room Room 416
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Mary Jane Constant is in Credit Risk Management at Syncora Guarantee Inc., a bond insurance company. She is
responsible for working out distressed bonds that Syncora insures. Mary Jane has an MBA from Columbia
(Executive Program 2009) and a JD from NYU School of Law (1993). Mary Jane began her career at a law firm
working on a broad range of corporate finance transactions, including IPOs, high yield debt, project finance and
securitizations. At Syncora, Mary Jane has worked on municipal finance transactions, project finance and
securitizations. Mary Jane also worked with Peace Corps in the Philippines.
Adam Goldsmith is a Corporate and Business Development professional at Bloomberg L.P, where he has held
various positions for over 13 years. In his current role he is responsible for M&A deal origination, transaction
execution, strategic partnerships and strategy formulation. Working with all businesses within the Financial
Products division at Bloomberg, Adam pursues acquisition and partnership opportunities, and helps direct their
strategic product development. Adam’s career has included roles in sales management, product development
and organizational structure and resource allocation. Adam has a BA from Colgate University (’97) and an MBA
from Columbia Business School (’09) having attended the executive program.
Mehul Patel is a successful inventor, entrepreneur and senior leader involved in the technology and finance
industries. With over 17 years of extensive experience in Imaging Technology, throughout his career, Mehul has
consistently proven to be an asset to his employing organization in the area of engineering management and
intellectual property. As a leading inventor in the field of Imaging Technology, he holds over fifty-one issued
U.S. Patents and has over forty-five U.S. Patents still pending. He also holds over fifteen International Patents.
As a thought leader, he has presented technical papers at various worldwide conferences organized by SPIE,
Symbol Technologies, Danaher, and Honeywell. He was also an invited speaker at the Horasis Global India
Business Meeting, Madrid, June 2010 where he discussed his views on the impact of Globalization on local
economies.
Mehul is a founding member of the Board of Directors for Vantage Point Bank; a denovo bank in Pennsylvania.
As a member of Asset Allocation and CRM committees he monitors bank risk and asset investment portfolios
and contributes to establishing long-term strategic vision of the Bank. Mehul also serves as an Advisory Board
Member for Photonica Inc.; a next generation display Technology Company. As an early investor in technology
incubators, Mehul provides angel funding for technology companies to develop prototypes of new technology.

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Presently, Mehul is employed as Vice President of Engineering at Kavo Dental Imaging (division of Danaher
Corp). In this role, Mehul is responsible for leading the engineering organizations of Gendex, Dexis and Imaging
Sciences. He oversees all R&D efforts and new product development for all three companies.
Prior to joining Danaher, Mehul was hired by Francisco Partners as part of a senior management team
assembled to execute the turnaround of Metrologic (an Auto-Identification company recently acquired by FP).
As VP of Engineering, Mehul successfully lead the development and commercialization of Metrologic’s
innovative auto-identification products. He oversaw all R&D and new product design efforts and managed U.S.
and China based engineering teams. In less than two years, the company was sold to Honeywell with
approximately 200% return on investment for FP.
Mehul has also held positions as Director of Engineering at Accu-Sort Systems where he managed the hardware,
mechanical, and optical groups while serving as key architect for the creation of their next generation products;
Director of Advanced Development at Symbol Technologies, Inc. where he was instrumental in establishing the
company’s introductory line of imager-based scanning products and oversaw the development of advanced
barcode decoding algorithms. During his employment at Symbol Technologies, Mehul re-located to Japan and
lead a joint R&D team between Symbol and Olympus Optical Co (Tokyo, Japan) to develop and mass-produce an
imaging based hand held barcode reader.
Mr. Patel holds an M.B.A from Columbia University, NY. He has also earned both his B.S. and M.S. in Electronics
Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology as an Honors Fellow in the B.S./M.S. Honors Program.
On a personal level, one of his passions is to give back to society and he believes that education is the most
important gift a person can give him/herself. To further this cause, Mehul established a charitable foundation
called the Gnaan Daan Foundation, which provides education related expenses (tuition, books, uniforms,
supplies) to those children who may not otherwise have access to education due to financial restraints. This
foundation has been in existence for over 7 years and has supported over 800 students. Mehul has recently
taken up skiing and lives in Bucks County, PA with his wife and two sons.