Gururaj Deshpande
| Gururaj Deshpande ಗುರುರಾಜ್ ದೇಶಪಾಂಡೆ |
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| Born | Hubli, Karnataka, India |
| Residence | Andover, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater |
IIT Madras Queen's University |
| Occupation | Chairman of Sycamore Networks, Sandstone Capital, A123 Systems, HiveFire, Tejas Networks |
| Spouse(s) | Jayshree Deshpande |
| Website |
sycamorenet.com Deshpande foundation.org |
Gururaj Deshpande ("Desh" Deshpande) is an Indian American venture capitalist and entrepreneur, who is best known for co-founding the Chelmsford, MA-based internet equipment manufacturer Sycamore Networks, the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT and the Deshpande Foundation.
Presently, Deshpande is the Chairman of A123Systems, Sycamore Networks, Tejas Networks, HiveFire, Sandstone Capital, Sparta Group, and sits on the Board of Airvana.
Deshpande is also a Life Member of the MIT Corporation, the Board of Trustees of MIT.
In July 2010, Deshpande was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Co-Chairmanship of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a group established to support the US President's innovation strategy.
Gururaj Deshpande was born in Hubli, Karnataka. His father was a labor commissioner with the Indian government.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He completed his Ph.D in Data Communications from Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada and a Master of Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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