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Topic: Careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
Utkarsh Rai, Managing Director, Infinera, started his career in the late eighties as one of the first few batches of IT professionals who joined Siemens in India and went on to work in Siemens Germany for a stint. The team returned to form a spin-off called Siemens Information Systems in India, an IT company. Utkarsh moved on to work with Adaptec in Silicon Valley, where he was involved in a full-blown product development lifecycle. In the boom period of the late nineties, when Indians flooded the U.S. in search of IT jobs, he could see India—and Bangalore, specifically—being a center for product development. He flew against the winds of the time and joined the Global Software Group at Motorola in Bangalore. This opportunity provided him with the experience in leading large teams, recruiting a large pool of engineers and handling complex people issues. This experience prepared him for his current role as the head of India operations for Infinera—a startup in digital optical networking—a position that he took in early 2003. Infinera went public on NASDAQ in June 2007. Utkarsh has authored two books “Offshoring Secrets” and the forthcoming “Myths and Realities @ the office”. He has also contributed multiple articles in The Times of India and rediff.com. He has done his Masters in Computer Science & Mathematics from BITS Pilani, India and Certification in Business Administration from UC Berkeley, USA.
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Mr. Utkarsh Rai