Samir is a co-founder of PlanetPro and has shared responsibility for all functions of PlanetPro, including strategy, marketing, finance, and engineering. Samir began his career with Anderson Consulting's technology services group in Philadelphia in 1995. In 1996, he was selected as a member of an eCommerce strategy team at the firm's prestigious Center for Strategic Technology in Palo Alto. The following year, he was promoted to senior consultant and given responsibility for developing and delivering eCommerce training for the firm's executives. Samir received a BA in Liberal Arts and a BS in Engineering Science from Pennsylvania State University in 1994, completing a five-year dual-degree program in 3½ years. He also holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.