Dr. Dinesh C. Patel is the co-founder and managing director of Aqua Recycling Group (2017), founder and managing director of Patel Family Investments (2014), co-founded vSpring Capital ($400 million under management) in 2000 and has been a founding managing director till October 2014.

He serves on several non-profit boards, and has won numerous awards including; Utah Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Medal for Science and Technology 2020 for his contribution in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, the 2013 Willem J Kolff Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2011 Father of the Year, 2010 Utah Youth Village Helping Hand Award, 2006 Utah Technology Council Hall of Fame Inductee, 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, to name a few. He is also a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).

Dr. Patel holds a Ph.D. and MS in Pharmaceutics from the University of Michigan.