Mr. Jitendra Mohan is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Astera Labs.

After his B.Tech. at IIT Bombay, he received his MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA.

Mr. Mohan is a visionary leader and an engineer at heart. He has made significant contributions in the field of high-speed interconnects, most recently focusing his efforts on solving connectivity bottlenecks in Cloud and AI infrastructure. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Astera Labs, he led the company through a successful IPO in March 2024. Astera Labs is a key supplier of semiconductor-based connectivity solutions fuelling the growth of the AI industry. The company is listed on NASDAQ and counts all major hyperscalers and AI platform providers as customers.

Before co-founding Astera Labs in 2017, Mr. Mohan held leadership positions at Texas Instruments, where he served as General Manager of the High-Speed Interface and Clocking Business, and before that, at the National Semiconductor Corporation in many engineering leadership roles. He holds more than 35 patents, reflecting his innovative spirit and unwavering commitment to advancing the semiconductor industry.

He has won several awards and accolades over the years, which include:

–  Inducted to the National Semiconductor Patent Hall of Fame.
–  Winning the National Semiconductor “Patents of the Year” awards in 1998, 2000, and 2007.
–  And his most favourite award of all – the “Cool as a Cucumber” award from the team at Astera Labs!

Any other interesting fact about yourself that you would like to share: In my spare time, I repair broken electronics and read books about the origins of the Universe – Big Bang Theory, String Theory, etc.

Hobbies: Woodworking, science fiction books/movies, running/hiking, and travelling.