Tejas Rakshe

Tejas Rakshe, PhD, is currently a Sr. Go-to-Market and Business Development Manager at Synopsys Inc, focusing on advanced Silicon Engineering Solutions. Prior to this role, Tejas served as a Sr. Global Alliance and Technology Partnership Manager at Amazon Web Services and held the position of Director of Quantum Computing at Rigetti Computing, where efforts centered on innovative quantum systems for complex problem-solving. Tejas's extensive experience at Intel Corporation includes leadership in Product Management and Technical Program Management within the High Performance Computing, AI, and Cloud sectors. Additionally, Tejas co-founded STEMzebra, a nonprofit aimed at making STEM education accessible, and Math Paper Scissors, promoting mathematical learning. Tejas holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a B Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.