Dr. Massih Tayebi is a Founding Partner and Chairman of the Bridgewest Group, a closely held investment company with significant assets under management. Along with his brother, Dr. Masood Tayebi, Dr. Tayebi manages a portfolio of global investments in hi-tech and wireless technology, biotech, commercial real estate, banking and capital markets. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, the Bridgewest Group has over 1000 employees and operations in North America, Europe and Asia.

Dr. Tayebi and his team have a proven track record for successfully growing more than a dozen companies from seed to multinational status. Through his visionary leadership, Dr. Tayebi has created thousands of jobs globally and disrupted and significantly improved productivity in multiple industries.

Dr. Tayebi has led efforts to privatize, deploy, and manage telecom infrastructure in over 60 countries, making him and his brother pioneers in bringing wireless connectivity to billions of people. Additionally, Dr. Tayebi introduced cutting edge technology and forged novel business processes in both new and mature industries. Having created multiple public and private companies, his efforts have directly impacted global economic growth by introducing novel management methodology and tools to complacent industries, disrupting associated commerce and creating substantial shareholder value.

Dr. Tayebi actively participates in several philanthropic activities. Along with his wife Haleh, Dr. Tayebi funded the Massih & Haleh Tayebi Annual Scholarship fund supporting the education of children in need in many of the premier schools around the world. He has generously donated to local and international cultural centers, by being the Principal Financier and major contributor to building the Persian Cultural Center of San Diego. Dr. Tayebi is especially thankful for the opportunity to champion several causes benefiting underprivileged and abused children around the world, including building homes for the underprivileged in Mexico, curtailing cyber-bullying, being a major contributor to building hospitals for orphaned and disabled kids in the Yazd region, supporting hospitals and funding dozens of heart surgeries for children in need, and supporting universal education through building schools and funding educational staffing.

In 2016 Dr. Tayebi was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, for his contributions to, and exemplifying the values of, the United States of America.

Dr. Tayebi earned his M.S., Ph.D. and post-doctoral while in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Masood Tayebi is a Founding Partner, Board Member and CEO of the Bridgewest Group, a closely held investment company with significant assets under management. Along with his brother, Dr. Massih Tayebi, Dr. Tayebi manages a portfolio of investments in hi-tech and wireless technology, bio-tech and pharmaceuticals, commercial real estate, banking and capital markets. Dr. Tayebi and his team have a track record successfully growing more than a dozen companies from seed to multinational status. Through these companies, Dr. Tayebi has created thousands of jobs globally. Through his visionary leadership, Dr. Tayebi has created thousands of jobs globally and disrupted and significantly improved productivity in multiple industries.

Dr. Tayebi has led efforts to privatize, deploy, and manage telecom infrastructure in over 60 countries, making him and his brother pioneers in bringing wireless connectivity to billions of people. Additionally, Dr. Tayebi has been a leader throughout the biotech industry. He founded the Biotech Investment Group in 2006 providing growth equity capital to emerging and innovative companies in the biotech industry. Having created multiple public and private companies, his efforts have directly impacted global economy growth by introducing novel management methodology and tools to complacent industries, disrupting associated commerce and creating substantial shareholder value.

Dr. Tayebi brings a wealth of experience and critical insights into the service sector, gained through his success in the telecom, biotech, and real estate industries. Currently Dr. Tayebi and his brother are creating an incubator in Southern California to attract entrepreneurs driving innovation and success, which they believe will drive the creation of a new “Silicon Valley” in Southern California.

Dr. Tayebi actively participates in several philanthropic activities. Along with his wife Surinder, Dr. Tayebi founded the Lotus Children Foundation. His charitable interests also includes supporting local first responders, education, housing, and helping the families of current and former military personnel. Dr. Tayebi enjoys advising and teaching entrepreneurs through one-on-one sessions as well as volunteering as a speaker at various conferences and events.

Dr. Tayebi and his brother received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, American Electronics Association High Technology Industry Recognition Award for telecommunications, the Venture Capital Success Story award by the San Diego Venture Group, and Visionary of the Year by the Coastline Foundation.

Dr. Tayebi earned his M.S. in Electronics Engineering and Ph.D. in mobile radio propagation while in the United Kingdom.

Chandima Mendis is Bridgewest Group's Treasurer and Head of Portfolio Management, focusing on bonds, commodities and currencies. Mr. Mendis is responsible for coordinating Treasury operations and liquidity management of the Group. The portfolios he manages includes bonds, credit, commodities and currencies in multi-currencies, with a special focus on sovereigns of emerging and developed countries. He also advises the Group with respect to its investments in real asset investment and economic trends in terms of asset allocation. Mr. Mendis has been ranked among the leading emerging market debt fund managers and previously worked for several international asset managers, including AXA Investment Managers and Fortis. Previously, Mr. Mendis worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. He graduated with a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Oxford. He has been ranked among the leading Emerging Market Debt portfolio managers by the UK fund rating agency Citywire, and the funds he managed have won several Morningstar and Lipper Awards for being the best in class in their respective sectors. Mr. Mendis is also recognized as a leading expert on emerging markets and his track record and achievements has been cited in the financial media and newspapers. Mr. Mendis has also published extensively on the areas of economics, emerging market investing and financial crises in journals and industry publications and his work has been quoted in numerous countries. He has also been invited to speak at numerous conferences and written advisory white papers on fixed income, emerging markets and pension fund investments at forums hosted by international agencies such as the OECD and Central Banks.