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Rajan is a proven leader in technology with a successful track record of driving products from inception to billion-dollar revenues. Before founding DataPelago, he was CTO at Fungible, where he built an elite engineering team and advanced the architecture of the Data Processing Unit (DPU), a new computing component in data centers. Previously, as a Distinguished Engineer at Cavium, he developed accelerators for the OCTEON family of multi-core processors. His career also includes roles at Cisco and Oracle, specializing in networking and data systems. Rajan holds 200+ patents, a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Thapar Institute, and a Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford.

Before investing in DataPelago and joining the team, Dan was a corporate officer at Teradata, playing a pivotal role helping shape the landscape for enterprise-scale analytics. Leadership roles included global marketing, engineering, product management and the cloud delivery teams, supporting over 5,000 associates. Dan was at the forefront of working with customers to provide business value and innovation, including 15 years in US and International sales. He earned the Chairman’s Award given to the top global sales leader. He holds a master’s degree in business management, graduating with distinction from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science, summa cum laude, Angelo State University.

John Janakiraman has extensive experience in enterprise applications, data & analytics, cloud computing, and enterprise computing. At Emergys, he was CTO & COO, overseeing global development for cloud-based applications, including ERP and AI services. At Microsoft Azure, he launched health monitoring and analytics for Bing, handling over a petabyte of data. As CTO of Skytap, he developed the Skytap Cloud and CSC CloudLab services. At HP, he innovated in server virtualization and data center automation. John holds a Ph.D. from UCLA and degrees from BITS, Pilani, and holds multiple patents and publications.

Satyanarayana “Satya” Lakshmipathi Billa is a Technical Fellow at DataPelago, where he spearheads the architecture and implementation of DataPelago’s innovative accelerator-centric analytics platform. With extensive experience designing application-specific accelerators for data analytics, networking, and storage, Satya has played a pivotal role in launching several groundbreaking products.

Previously, he was part of the CTO group at Fungible, where he developed pattern matching and compression accelerators for the industry's first DPU. Before that, he contributed to Cavium, focusing on hardware accelerators for the OCTEON family of processors. Satya holds over 100 patents and an MS in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Alay has over 20 years in tech, with the last decade focused on SaaS and cloud infrastructure, specializing in data and security. He has built numerous 0-1 products at startups, multinationals, and his own companies. Recently, he was VP & GM at Very Good Security, managing PII and sensitive data compliance. Prior, he was Head of Product at Shoreline, overseeing incident management and telemetry. Alay also led product management at AWS, enhancing S3 and developing AWS Lake Formation. He holds an MBA from Wharton, an MS from Rutgers, and a Bachelor's from L.D. College of Engineering.