Nina Saberi '82, Managing General Partner, Castile Ventures

Knowledge. Creativity. Vision.

URI alumni are shaping the future. In our Big Thinkers Series, we are featuring prominent alumni at special events in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., Miami, and Boston. President Robert L. Carothers and Vice President for University Advancement Robert M. Beagle invite you to the Boston event, which will feature Nina Saberi '82.

February 26, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.
Westin Waltham Boston
70 Third Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts
Hors d'Oeuvres Reception

Nina F. Saberi, a URI electrical engineering major, is the founder of Castile Ventures in Waltham, Mass., a company that provides capital and management expertise to entrepreneurial businesses. The company has helped launch such leading technology firms as Network Intelligence, which was purchased in 2006 by EMC2; Trapeze Networks; and Aurora Networks. Saberi was inducted into the URI College of Engineering’s Founder’s Club in 2004; she is currently chair of the college’s Advisory Council. She was also a recipient of the 2007 URI President’s Distinguished Achievement Award.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Joanne Esposito in the URI Office of Public Programming and Events at 401-874-9455 or rsvp@advance.uri.edu.