Faraz Hoodbhoy

Faraz Hoodbhoy is an accomplished advisor and educator with extensive experience in entrepreneurship and innovation across multiple industries. Currently serving as an Advisor at Gridware, Hoodbhoy contributes to the modernization of power grids through real-time monitoring solutions. At UC Berkeley, Hoodbhoy mentors students in entrepreneurship, focusing on experiential learning and case studies. Previous roles include Director of Edge Software Ecosystem at Intel Corporation, VP of Commercialization Operations at PARC, Director of Palo Alto Foundry at AT&T, and positions at Lumoback and SportsLab as an advisor. An entrepreneurial spirit is evident in past endeavors, including founding Modern Video and strategizing for the 1947 Partition Archive. Hoodbhoy holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.