Most recently, Ashish was the Founding Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage and the Viterbi Students Institute for Innovation. The Viterbi Startup Garage was an incubator launched in collaboration with Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Garage companies have raised over $14M in investment capital. He teaches courses in tech entrepreneurship. Mr. Soni is actively involved with startups and serves on the Los Angeles Mayor’s Council of Technology and Innovation.