About
Special Advisor, founder and former Chairman of Sycamore Networks and Cascade Communications, and an active philanthropist.
Experience
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLife Member - MIT Corporationcurrent2000 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts
- Deshpande FoundationTrusteecurrent1995 — presentStoneham, Massachusetts
- Sparta Group LLCChairmancurrent2000 — present
- Tejas NetworksBoard Member2000 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Sycamore NetworksFounder & Chairman1998 — 2013
- A123SystemsChairman2002 — 2013
- AirvanaBoard Member2000 — 2010
- Cascade CommunicationsFounder and Chairman1990 — 1997
- Coral NetworksFounder and VP of Engineering1988 — 1990
- MotorolaEngineering Manager1980 — 1988
Skills & more
Go-to-market Strategy51Program Management99Entrepreneurship99Strategy55Start-ups99Business Strategy80Venture Capital99FPGA6Social Entrepreneurship99Research17Product Management59Strategic Planning86
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Business DevelopmentEngineering ManagementNew Business DevelopmentLeadershipTrainingAngel InvestingWirelessEthernetEmbedded SystemsEmbedded SoftwareElectronicsTelecommunicationsFrom Desh's professional profile.
Colleagues at Data Point Capital
Alan Phillips
Special Advisor at Data Point Capital
Bruce Revzin
CFO at Data Point Capital
Colin Angle
Special Advisor at Data Point Capital
Diane Hessan
Special Advisor at Data Point Capital
Fred Bertino
Special Advisor at Data Point Capital
Gail Goodman
Special Advisor at Data Point Capital
Geoff Oblak
General Partner at Data Point Capital
Haley Farnsworth
Principal at Data Point Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Desh Deshpande?
- Special Advisor, founder and former Chairman of Sycamore Networks and Cascade Communications, and an active philanthropist.
- Where does Desh Deshpande work?
- Desh Deshpande is Special Advisor at Data Point Capital.
- Where did Desh Deshpande go to school?
- Desh Deshpande studied at Queen's University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); University of New Brunswick (M.S., Electrical Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (B. Tech, Electronics).
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Also attended University of New Brunswick11
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Shared employers
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology479
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Also worked at Tejas Networks3
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