Background
Mehta, Shailesh J. was born on April 22, 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. Son of Jayantilal B. and Manjula J. Mehta. came to the United States, 1971.
Mehta, Shailesh J. was born on April 22, 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. Son of Jayantilal B. and Manjula J. Mehta. came to the United States, 1971.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1971. Master of Science in Operations Research, Case Western Reserve University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1975.
Senior operations analyst Cleveland Trust Company, 1973-1975, operations officer, 1975-1976, assistant vice president card operations, 1976-1977, vice president corporation operations administration, 1979, vice president advanced systems planning, 1977-1978, vice president information systems, 1979-1982. Executive vice president banking services AmeriTrust, Cleveland, 1974-1986. Executive vice president, chief operating officer First Deposit Corporation, San Francisco, 1986-1988, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 1988.
Chairman board First Deposit National Bank, Tilton, New Hampshire, since 1986. President, chief executive officer, chairman board First Deposit Savings Bank, Redding, California, 1986-1990. Chief Executive Officer, chairman board First Deposit National Credit Card Bank, Concord, New Hampshire, 1990-1993.
Executive vice president Providian Corporation, San Francisco, 1993-1994, president, chief operating officer, 1994-1997, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, since 1998. President, director A.T. Venture Capital Group, Cleveland, 1982-1986. President Granite Hill Capital Ventures LLC.
Member community advisory council University California, Berkeley, since 1991. Member American Bankers Association (telecommunications group since 1984), Ohio Venture Association, California Commission for Economic Devel's. Advisory Council on Asia.
Married Kalpa S. Doshi, December 19, 1973. Children: Sameet, Sheetal.