Sanjay Subhedar, General Partner [Storm Ventures]
Prior to founding Storm Ventures in October 2000, Sanjay Subhedar was at E-TEK Dynamics, Inc. (fiber optic component manufacturer) since December 1997, serving most recently as its Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. Sanjay played a key role in E-TEK's growth from 400 employees to over 5000 employees in less than three years, E-TEK's Initial Public Offering in 1998 as well as E-TEK's merger with JDS Uniphase in July 2000. Prior to ETEK Sanjay was the Chief Financial Officer for StrataCom, Inc. from its inception in January 1986 until its merger with Cisco Systems in July 1996. Following StrataCom's merger with Cisco Systems, in July 1996 he served as Vice President of Cisco's WAN business unit until October 1997. Sanjay earned a B.S. from the University of Bombay, India and an M.B.A. from Indiana University. He was born in Mumbai, India.