Ravi C. Gupta
Managing Princapal

Ravi has 25 years experience in assisting corporate leaders increase revenue and profits by starting new ventures. He has helped to grow leading US and European corporations, including Johnson & Johnson, Hoechst, and biotech startups PrisMedical and DynaGen.

At Hoechst, Ravi was recognized for starting the fastest-growing new business in the history of the company. His client, DynaGen, was ranked No. 5 in the Boston Business Journal's Annual Survey of 50 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies.

In 2003, The Global Businesses & Technology Conference selected Mr. Gupta as one of the world’s foremost experts in accelerating innovation and in building new businesses that grow rapidly and become profitable quickly. His education includes an MBA from The Wharton School of Business.

Before Momentum, Ravi held senior-management positions at leading blue-chip corporations and on Wall Street. He was Worldwide Head of New Ventures in healthcare, electronics and building materials at the Corporate Ventures and R&D group of Hoechst, the $30 billion life sciences and materials corporation. Recognizing his new-venture successes, Columbia University devoted a case study to him in 2003. Earlier, he started the North American business for $100 million Dutch company TBP, and Agency Sales magazine recognized him for “leading the fastest-growing new business in the 40-year history of the industry.” He has been featured by Forbes among the Best & brightest in America.

One of Ravi’s longstanding commitments is volunteering for community development and social causes. He is a mentor at Goldman Sachs-sponsored National Social Ventures Competition, and at Columbia Business School’s Lang Entrepreneurial Center. He chaired the alliance panel at the Bio-Defense and National Security Conference.

Ravi also loves outdoor adventure and cooking. He wrote the Wilderness Gourmet Recipe collection for the Appalachian Mountain Club, one of the countries oldest environmental & heritage associations.

Jana Volavka
Princapal, Info-Company

Jana is a key member of Momentum’s team since 1997. She is the Principal of Info-Company and has more than 15 years of experience in the information field. Formerly, she was the head of the Business and Technical Information Management Team at Advanced Technology Group, Hoechst Celanese Corporation.

Prior to entering the information field, Jana worked as a chemical researcher at Balazs Analytical Laboratory in California and at a pharmaceutical research center in Czechoslovakia. Jana received her M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague. She applies her technical expertise to projects assessing new technologies and businesses. Jana’s professional positions include Chapter Chairperson of the American Society for Information Science in New Jersey (1998-1999). She is a member of the Special Libraries Association, the Patent Information Users Group, and the Association of Independent Information Professionals. Jana presents at conferences and meetings and writes articles. She teaches about the Internet and the Web.