Harsha Rao

Harsha Rao is an experienced professional with a strong background in P&L management, having worked with both ground-up startup teams and established large product lines.

Harsha has a proven track record of significantly growing P&L and achieving exponential growth within a few years.

His responsibilities typically involve complete P&L management, defining strategies for revenue growth and profitability, and he is well-versed in semiconductor operations, including fab and assembly/test processes.

He has specialized in Analog/Mixed signal product line management, particularly in fast-paced consumer electronics, as well as in the Industrial & automotive markets.

With a comprehensive understanding of the Analog Semiconductor market, he is familiar with key players, competitors, markets, sectors, and customers.

Harsha's management experience ranges from leading teams of over 100 employees to smaller startup settings, encompassing diverse functions like design (analog and digital), project management, marketing, systems, operations, applications, test, and characterization.

His specialties include P&L Management, Growth Strategy, Strategic and Product Marketing, Business Development for both end customers and Channel Partners, as well as System and product definition.

Harsha holds an Executive MBA from the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington.

His professional journey includes roles such as Business Unit Manager at Cirrus Logic, Product Line Director, Senior Product Line Manager, Product Line Manager - Wireless & Low Power Charging, Product Marketing Manager, Business Development/Product Marketing, Lead Systems/Application Engineer, and Lead Firmware Applications Engineer at Texas Instruments.