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744 people in our graph share verified history with Desh — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Rolanda FuunlockedDesh: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2023)
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Desh: together at A123Systems
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 Queen's University483
Steph TryphonasCo-founder of Collaborative RoboticsHark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersZeya YangInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Curtis UrbanowiczInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker Capital
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Also attended University of New Brunswick47
Jeffrey MoorePresident at MC Healthcare VenturesLaila ThériaultInvestment Analyst at New Brunswick Innovation FoundationMeaghan SeagraveExecutive Director at Bioindustrial Innovation CanadaNelson SwitzerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Climate Innovation CapitalFunke YusufFinance & Operations Specialist at New Brunswick Innovation FoundationHilary LenihanDirector, Strategic Engagement at New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras235
Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AISundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla VenturesAshok SanthanamManaging Director at Copper Sky CapitalHanyang WangDirector at Qualcomm VenturesAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology867
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
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Also worked at Tejas Networks4
Also worked at Sycamore Networks3
Also worked at A123Systems12
Quinn LiSenior Vice President & Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures at Qualcomm VenturesYet-Ming ChiangObvious Champion at Obvious VenturesRob JohnsonOperating Partner at G2 Venture PartnersLi SunInvestorRic FulopAngel investorJohn TrbovichInvestor at Arsenal Growth Equity
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