Naren Vallepalli

Naren Vallepalli currently serves as the Site Lead for Google Cloud's Chip Innovation Infrastructure (CI2) since November 2022. Prior to this role, Naren Vallepalli was with Intel Corporation for over 26 years, where positions included Vice President of Engineering, Director of Engineering, and Engineering Manager, focusing on designing and productizing system-on-chips (SOCs) across various market segments. Naren Vallepalli also held the position of Director of Engineering at Qualcomm from April 2013 to September 2016, leading platform architecture for mobile devices. Early career experience includes a role as a Mixed Signal Design Engineer at Cirque Corporation, contributing to the development of the first capacitive sensing touchpad. Naren Vallepalli holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication from the Delhi Institute of Technology, University of Delhi.