Aravind Ratnam

Experience

1. Q-CTRLChief Strategy Officercurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, CA
2. Z21 VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
3. Hyperspec.aiAdvisor2021 — 2022San Diego, California, United States
4. Sense Photonics (acquired by NASDAQ: OUST)SVP/ Head Of Products2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
5. AEye, Inc. (went public as NASDAQ: LIDR)VP of Products2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
6. Wind River (Intel) - Acquired in 2022 by Aptiv for $4.5BHead of Connected Vehicle Products2017 — 2018Greater San Diego Area
7. Wind River (Intel)Director of Corporate Strategy2015 — 2017Alameda/Santa Clara
8. IBBConsulting Manager (Senior)2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
9. Monitor DeloitteSenior Consultant2012 — 2013Greater Boston Area
10. Cognex CorporationProduct Marketing Manager2010Natick, MA
11. CymerKey Account Technologist2009 — 2010Greater San Diego Area
12. CymerSr. Systems Test/Algorithms Engineer2005 — 2009Greater San Diego Area
13. Indian Institute of Astrophysics, BangaloreResearch Engineer2002 — 2003

Education

1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science, Engineering and Management2009 — 2011
2. Brainard StrategyExecutive Training, Leadership Development2017
3. Florida Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science, Physics and Space Sciences2003 — 2005
4. Indian Space Research OrganizationPost Graduate (Honors) Diploma, Space Science2002 — 2003
5. RV College Of EngineeringBachelor of Engineering, Instrumentation1998 — 2002

Skills & more

Languages English

From Aravind's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology848

FWFred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesALAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHTHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBFBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDADelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Also attended Florida Institute of Technology6

TTTalal T. AlmoayedVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalNRNaeem RazaVenture Partner at Mighty CapitalBTBen TrybaVice President at Growth Street PartnersIAIbrahim AlrashidBoard Member at SVCJBJake BarrettPrincipal at Friendly Trading Group 2MAMiguel AdãoPresident of Voler Systems, an Innovobot Company at Innovobot

Also attended RV College Of Engineering16

VSViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalABAnu BharadwajPresident, Atlassian at Operator CollectiveARAshok RampalliChief of Staff / Analyst at Dallas Venture CapitalJKJay KrishnanPartner & Head of India Investment Groups at Beyond Next VenturesJFJohn FrancisPartner at Unmet FrontierGNGanesh NayakFundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Q-CTRL12

BYBen YuInvestor at Sierra VenturesBDBRITT DANNEMANPrincipal at Alpha EdisonLPLewis PinaultChief Scientist at Airbus VenturesNCNicole ConnerPartner at Airbus VenturesJMJoseph MillerInvestor at Morpheus VenturesDPDamien PettyInvestor at Morpheus Ventures

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Also worked at IBB1

ASArif SorathiaPartner at Route 66 Ventures

Also worked at Monitor Deloitte65

EWErica WuInvestment Director at Intel CapitalCFCandice FaktorFounder, CEO, speaker, and investor focused on unlocking human potential in the age of AIPDParth DesaiPartner at Flare Capital PartnersASAaron SamuelsFounder at Collide CapitalDBDave BoyceDirector at Mercato PartnersJKJennifer Keiser NeundorferCo-Founder and Managing Partner at January Ventures

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Also worked at Cymer3

JSJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalYSYoung SohnFounding Managing Partner at Walden CatalystBPBen PouladianPartner at AiSprouts VC