“Amit is a very empathetic professional who truly cares about his team. Not only was he a great mentor but also a constant source of learning for everyone during his time at Cisco. He has a knack of simplifying complex information and his passion for Product & Strategy clearly shows in the work we've done together. I wish him the very best!”
Amit Baranwal
Mountain View, California, United States
17K followers
500+ connections
Mountain View, California, United States
17K followers
500+ connections
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“She was usually working opposite a white man, or in rooms surrounded by them. “Usually it was a ‘he’ who had delusions of grandeur, who talked too…
“She was usually working opposite a white man, or in rooms surrounded by them. “Usually it was a ‘he’ who had delusions of grandeur, who talked too…
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As I’ve been reflecting on Glean’s historic last week: $260+ million Series E round at a $4.6 billion valuation, new product capabilities to enable…
As I’ve been reflecting on Glean’s historic last week: $260+ million Series E round at a $4.6 billion valuation, new product capabilities to enable…
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For most startups, speed is everything. But speed alone don't build products that last. Back in 2007, while working on Facebook games, I took speed…
For most startups, speed is everything. But speed alone don't build products that last. Back in 2007, while working on Facebook games, I took speed…
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INSEAD
Took a break from work and silicon valley to travel across Europe & Asia gaining global experience & network while soul searching and experimenting with different career choices.
+ MBA Impact Investing Challenge: 1st place among 25 top business schools; Recruited and led a team of 20 students to source 40+ social enterprises in Africa/Asia, conducted due diligence on 3, and secured seed funding of $50K for an ed-tech venture
+ Venture Capital competition (VCIC) winner; Represented…Took a break from work and silicon valley to travel across Europe & Asia gaining global experience & network while soul searching and experimenting with different career choices.
+ MBA Impact Investing Challenge: 1st place among 25 top business schools; Recruited and led a team of 20 students to source 40+ social enterprises in Africa/Asia, conducted due diligence on 3, and secured seed funding of $50K for an ed-tech venture
+ Venture Capital competition (VCIC) winner; Represented INSEAD in Barcelona for VCIC Europe -
Activities and Societies: Technical Assistant - Georgia Tech Library, Tutor & Mentor - Georgia Tech Minority Education Department
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Activities and Societies: Received 'Best Student' award for overall excellence in academics, leadership and extracurricular activities. Led multiple technical/cultural initiatives and represented college at National conferences and events.
Ranked in top 1% of Engineering department
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System Verilog for Verification
SunBurst Design
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Volunteer Experience
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Product Advisor | Co-Founder
BalmyTrip
- Present 6 years
Startup helping young professionals book seamless travel experiences
- Led prototyping and launch of eCommerce travel startup to $100K in revenue and positive cash flow in year one. Scaled team to the first 10 hires and currently playing an Advisor role.
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Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Track Chair
TiE
- Present 6 years 9 months
Science and Technology
Co-chairing the AI/ML track in TiEcon since 2018 bringing thought leadership and mentorship to the entrepreneurs
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Mentor
Springboard
- Present 5 years 5 months
Education
Mentoring multiple cohorts of "Data-Driven Strategic Thinking" course. Weekly calls with students on content, capstone project and career development.
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Vice President, SF Bay Area Exec Committee
INSEAD Alumni Association
- Present 6 years 9 months
Education
Selected for a leadership role to organize professional events for the ~800 SF Bay Area INSEAD alumni
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Multiple Leadership Roles
Toastmasters International
- 4 years
Education
President Elite Division Governor (honored with the highest leadership award in the District)
Select Distinguish Area Governor
President (Microsoft's Toastmasters Club - VoiceBox)
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Technical Program Committee
DVCON, San Jose
- 4 years 11 months
Science and Technology
Review and select final white papers on digital design and verification. Responsible for mentoring selected papers for the final publication and presentation.
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DAC 2015 Designer/User Track Chair - Technical Program Committee
Design Automation Conference
- 1 year 9 months
Science and Technology
Part of esteemed technical program committee of DAC responsible for marketing of papers and technical evaluation.
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Marathon Coach and Coodinator
Asha for Education
- 1 year 7 months
Education
Led a team of 10+ half and full marathon runners to raise funds for education of Underprivileged children in India. As a team, we raised more than 10,000 $.
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Volunteer Leader
HandsOn Northeast Ohio
- 1 year
Social Services
Volunteered and Led multiple social events - bingo, xmas gifts distribution, social nights at old age homes.
Publications
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Functional Coverage Driven VMM Verification scalable to 100G/40G Technology
Synopsys User Group - SNUG
See publicationTo find more details, please refer to the paper at SNUG, San Jose, 2011, “Functional Coverage Driven VMM Verification scalable to 40G/100G Technology”
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Functional Coverage Driven Stimulus Generation for Vera Based Verification Environment
IEEE Student Chapter, New Delhi, India
Awarded 2nd prize at National Level Conference
Honors & Awards
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President Elite Division Governor
District 4 Toastmasters International
Awarded President's Elite Division Governor award for year 2013-2014.
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Select Distinguish Area Governor
District 4 Toastmasters International
As Area Governor of District 4 Toastmasters International. my area got recognized as Select Distinguished.
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Best Student Award
JSSATE, Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Selected for best student award for Electronics & Communication branch for overall performance (acads, leadership, mentorship, extra-curricular) during 4 years of UnderGrad at School.
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FIrst Prize - Vocabulary & Communication Quiz
Lingua Franca Society
Awarded first prize for Vocab and Communication quiz conducted by Lingua Franca Society
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Runner up - National Level IEEE paper contest
IEEE, Student Chapter
Awarded 2nd prize at national level for paper presented on increasing the functional verification efficiency for complex chips.
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Scholarship for securing First Rank in Undergrad
JSSATE, Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Awarded cash scholarship for securing 1st rank among 130 students in cohort during 3rd year of Undergrad.
Languages
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English
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Hindi
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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