Som P.

Som P. has a diverse range of work experience. Som started their career in 1997 as a CAD/IT Engineer and Co-Founder at AANetcom. From there, they worked as a CAD Engineer at PMC-Sierra (now Microsemi) before moving on to Lightwire, Inc. in 2002, where they became a Silicon Photonics CAD Engineering Manager and Co-Founder. In 2012, Som joined Cisco as a Silicon Photonics CAD Engineering Manager. In 2015, they co-founded AAYUNA, Inc. and currently serves as CEO at NSV, Inc.

Som P. attended King's College London from 1993 to 1996, where they pursued a field of study in Molecular Genetics. They did not obtain a degree during this time. Additionally, in December 2019, Som P. obtained a certification in "Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh on Blitzscaling" from LinkedIn.