Sanjay demonstrates the rare ability to recognize and realize new business opportunities when markets and technologies are in transition. He has driven the success of both large companies and start-ups, and he is a highly successful serial entrepreneur. As President and Chief Operating Officer of Aricent, Sanjay is responsible for its software business units, sales organization, strategic business initiatives, and a variety of corporate functions.
Sanjay was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Aricent in October 2007. He joined Aricent in 2006 as its Chief Strategy Officer, a role in which he was responsible for company strategy and several business units. Prior to joining Aricent, Sanjay was Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Inkra Networks, which defined the virtual networking market segment through its highly acclaimed product lines. Before starting Inkra, Sanjay was Vice President of Business Development at Netopia, a leader in DSL access products. He fueled rapid growth at Netopia by focusing on sales to service providers in Europe and Asia. Sanjay joined Netopia when it acquired StarNet Technologies, which Sanjay co-founded and led as its President and CEO. StarNet was the pioneer in Voice-Over-DSL technology. Prior to building StarNet, Sanjay oversaw the Systems Engineering Business Unit at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Sanjay has authored several networking-related publications, including two books on data networking. He has led several industry consortiums and has chaired IEEE 802 and ANSI X3T9 standards sub-groups. Sanjay holds a MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Brunel University, England, and a BS degree in Electronics and Communications from REC Kurukshetra, India.
