Gaurav Narula

Manager, Strategic Sales | Hyperscalers at Astera Labs

Gaurav Narula has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of engineering and sales. Gaurav is currently employed at Astera Labs as the Manager of Strategic Enterprise Sales, where they focus on top customers with a market capitalization greater than $1T. Prior to this role, they worked as a Strategic Account Executive at Astera Labs, responsible for managing cloud service providers and hyperscalers with a market cap exceeding $500B.

Before joining Astera Labs, Gaurav held various positions at Cadence Design Systems, starting as a Design and Analysis Engineering Intern and progressing to roles such as Lead Engineer and Sr Applications Engineer. Their responsibilities at Cadence Design Systems included system design and verification, account management, and technical sales.

Gaurav also gained experience as a Hardware Development Engineer Intern at Broadcom Inc., where they were responsible for lab verification of analog circuits and developed test plans for mixed signal ASIC products.

Additionally, Gaurav worked as a Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant at the University of Colorado Boulder, focusing on electrical engineering. Gaurav also interned as a Signal Integrity Engineer at the Teledyne LeCroy Front Range Signal Integrity Lab, where they evaluated simulation tools for differential pair analysis.

Furthermore, Gaurav has served on the Technical Program Committees for ResearchBib and the University of Bahrain Scientific Publishing Center, demonstrating their involvement in academic and research activities.

Earlier in their career, Gaurav worked as a Research Assistant at The LNM Institute of Information Technology and as a Computer Lab Assistant at LNMIIT. Gaurav also gained research experience as a Research Intern at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, where they focused on optical modulators and the behavior of chaotic optical signals.

Overall, Gaurav Narula has a strong background in engineering and sales, with experience in strategic account management, technical sales, and research in the field of electrical engineering.

Gaurav Narula holds a Master's degree in Electrical, Computer, and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Gaurav completed their Master's degree from 2014 to 2016. Prior to their Master's degree, Gaurav obtained a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from The LNM Institute of Information Technology. Gaurav pursued their Bachelor's degree from 2010 to 2014. Gaurav's education journey started with their high school degree in Science and Mathematics from Sacred Heart Convent School, which they obtained from 2006 to 2008. In addition to their formal education, Gaurav has also earned a certification in Sigrity PowerDC and OptimizePI v2018 Exam from Cadence Design Systems, which they obtained in August 2019.

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Timeline

  • Manager, Strategic Sales | Hyperscalers

    January, 2023 - present

  • Strategic Account Executive | Americas

    February, 2022