Indira Balkissoon to lead initiative seeking greater federal investment in Silicon Valley

July 8, 2010 - Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network has named prominent environmental consultant and former EPA executive Indira Balkissoon Director of Federal Outreach Programs, a newly created role overseeing a regional effort to increase the level of investment being made by the federal government in Silicon Valley. Balkissoon will lead the project under guidance by a steering committee that includes Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the Bay Area Council, the NASA/Ames Research Center, the University of California at Santa Cruz and Stanford University.