RAJ GANTI - CEO

Raj joined SQL Star in August 2005 and as its Chief Executive Officer, Raj overseas the strategy, direction, and growth initiatives of the company. Raj brings to SQL Star a deep understanding of Embedded Technologies, Wireless Networks, and Open Source Computing Platforms. He brings with him over 10 years of experience in Telecom and Embedded Technologies having worked for some of the leading wireless/optical networking companies of the world.

Prior to SQL Star, Raj served as the Chief Technology Officer of Entrada Networks, Inc., a leading optical networking systems company (listed on NASDAQ). In his role, he oversaw the product development, roll out and deployment of several award winning product lines in the terabit routing space.

Raj started his career at QUALCOMM Inc., as a systems engineer. In a short span of time, he rose through the ranks to lead the enterprise wireless systems group as its director of engineering. In this role, Raj led the division's strategy, architecture, engineering, planning and business development groups that built a profitable, high growth enterprise wireless product line.

Raj holds a MSEE from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management, UCLA. Raj is a consultant professor at San Diego State University, and the University of San Diego, CA, where he teaches advanced network and systems engineering courses to graduate students.

Raj lives with his wife and two children in San Diego, California.