About
Varun Mehta was most recently CEO of Atlas Data Systems, a company developing DNA-based data storage from the chip level for synthesizing and sequencing DNA. He previously served as CEO of Sneller Inc, co-founded and led Nimble Storage (which IPO'd in 2013 and was acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2017), and held engineering leadership roles at Data Domain and NetApp. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeley, an MS from Rice University, and a BE from BITS, Pilani.
Experience
- Premji Invest - USCXO Board Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StartXMentorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Rice University School of Engineering and ComputingAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Atlas Data StorageChief Executive Officer2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Self-employedConsultant, Investor2023 — 2024
- SnellerCEO2021 — 2023Los Altos, California, United States
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseGM Infosight and AI Analytics2019 — 2021Los Altos, California, United States
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Inc.VP, Product Strategy2017 — 2019San Jose, CA
- Nimble StorageBoard Member2007 — 2017
- Nimble StorageFounder, VP of Product Operations2011 — 2017
- Nimble StorageCEO & Co-Founder2007 — 2011
- PeakStreamVP Engineering2006 — 2007
- Data DomainVP Engineering2002 — 2006
- PanasasVP Engineering2001 — 2002
- Fastforward NetworksVP Engineering2000 — 2001
- Network ApplianceDir of Software1993 — 2000
- Sun MicrosystemsEngineering. Manager1988 — 1993
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyMBA, Business
- Rice UniversityMS, EE
Colleagues at Premji Invest
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Varun Mehta work?
- Varun Mehta is at Premji Invest.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,340
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Also attended Rice University129
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Shared employers
Also worked at Atlas Data Storage3
Also worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise262
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