Early Life and Education
Jitendra Mohan earned a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1994. He furthered his education by obtaining an MSEE in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1996. These academic achievements laid a strong foundation for his future contributions to the tech industry.
Rise to Success
Mohan's career includes significant leadership roles at Texas Instruments, where he served as General Manager, and National Semiconductor Corporation, where he held various engineering leadership positions. In 2017, he co-founded Astera Labs along with Sanjay Gajendra and Casey Morrison. Together, they aimed to solve the growing connectivity challenges in data centers, especially with the rise of AI and machine learning. This vision led Astera Labs to become a key player in the semiconductor industry, culminating in a successful IPO in 2024.
Key Business Strategies
Astera Labs focuses on developing connectivity solutions to eliminate performance bottlenecks in data-centric systems. The company designs its chips, and has them fabricated by TSMC. Mohan's leadership has steered Astera Labs to focus on the foundational infrastructure, which proved critical as data centers expanded rapidly.
Philanthropy
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