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Anand Parikh

Chief Executive Officer at AirHop Communications
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I am Anand Parikh, currently based in Cambridge, US. With a robust background in technology and business development, I have over 20 years of experience in strategic partnerships and business management. I currently serve as the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at AirHop Communications, where I focus on cloud-native Open RAN automation solutions. My journey includes significant roles at LogMeIn and Akamai Technologies, and I have co-founded several companies, contributing to their growth in the tech industry. I hold an SM (MBA) from MIT Sloan School of Management, an MS in Computer Engineering from Boston University, and a BS in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani. I am fluent in English and have a passion for mentoring entrepreneurs through various accelerators, helping them scale their businesses effectively.

Experience

  • AirHop Communications
    • United States
    • Telecommunications
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Executive Officer
      • Dec 2023 - Present

      AirHop Communications is a leading provider of cloud-native AI-powered Open RAN automation and real-time optimization software solutions that deliver significant gains in spectral efficiency, lower operating costs and improved end-user quality of experience for 4G and 5G mobile networks. AirHop’s solutions are backed by a comprehensive portfolio of patents and are deployed across more than one and a half million commercial macro and small cells in mobile networks. For more information, please visit www.airhopcomm.com.

    • Vice President Strategic Partnerships
      • Mar 2021 - Dec 2023

  • ScaleUp Advisors
    • Greater Boston
    • Principal
      • Mar 2020 - Present
      • Greater Boston

      ScaleUp Advisors helps clients develop and implement comprehensive partnership strategies and results-oriented partnership programs to scale up their businesses.

  • The Apprentice Project - TAP
    • Member, Board of Advisors
      • Nov 2021 - Present

  • MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program
    • Mentor
      • Mar 2020 - Present

  • Harvard Innovation Labs
    • Mentor
      • Aug 2020 - Present

  • Greentown Labs
    • Mentor
      • Mar 2020 - Present

  • Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll)
    • Mentor
      • Mar 2020 - Present

  • LogMeIn
    • Boston
    • Senior Director, Strategic Business Development
      • May 2018 - Mar 2020
      • Boston

  • Akamai Technologies
    • Cambridge, MA
    • Senior Director Business Development
      • Jul 2012 - Mar 2018
      • Cambridge, MA

  • Alcatel-Lucent
    • Head, Partner Ecosystem, Advanced Communication Solutions
      • Aug 2009 - Jul 2012

  • Cartiza
    • VP Marketing & Business Development
      • Jan 2008 - Jul 2009

  • Sonus Networks
    • VP, Business Development & Wireless Solutions
      • Apr 2004 - Jan 2008

  • Appian Communications
    • Co-founder, VP Marketing and Business Development
      • Jan 1999 - Mar 2004

  • Telco Systems
    • VP Marketing & Business Development
      • 1995 - 1998

  • LightStream Corporation (acquired by Cisco)
    • Co-founder, VP Marketing & Business Development
      • 1993 - 1995

Education

  • MIT Sloan School of Management
    SM (MBA), Business Management, Strategy and Management of Technology Innovations
  • Boston University
    MS, Computer Engineering
  • Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
    BS, Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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