The American Business Association of Russian Professionals (AmBAR) is a non-profit organization founded to support the Russian-speaking professional community in the United States. The organization's headquarters is located in Palo Alto, California.

History

The AmBAR was founded in 2002 by a group of experienced technology entrepreneurs and business professionals from the Silicon Valley companies and venture capital firms such as Sun Microsystems, Intel Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

Membership

As of February 2007, the AmBAR reported a membership of over 2000 members. Among the members of the organization there are entrepreneurs, engineers, marketers, lawyers, finance specialists, venture capitalists and angel investors.

AmBAR is an organizer of the Silicon Valley Open Doors (SVOD) technology investment conference which takes place annually in Silicon Valley (California, USA).

References

1. Roeder-Johnson Corporation web-site about AmBAR
2. The Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation mentions AmBAR in the article
3. An Article about offshore development

External links

• AmBAR’s web-site