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Naveen Rao
Naveen Rao is co-founder and CEO of Unconventional AI, developing energy-efficient computing for artificial intelligence. He previously co-founded and led MosaicML, then served as vice president of AI at Databricks after its acquisition of MosaicML. Earlier, he co-founded Nervana Systems and led Intel's Artificial Intelligence Products Group following Intel's acquisition of Nervana. He holds a PhD in neuroscience from Brown and a BSEE in electrical engineering and computer science from Duke.
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Unconventional AI
Sep 2025 — Present
Co-Founder and CEO
Databricks
Sep 2025 — Present
Advisor
Databricks
Jul 2023 — Sep 2025Vice President of Artificial Intelligence
MosaicML
Jan 2021 — Jul 2023Co-founder and CEO
Intel
May 2017 — Mar 2020
Corporate VP and GM, Artificial Intelligence Products Group
Intel
Aug 2016 — May 2017Vice President and General Manager
Nervana Systems
Feb 2014 — Aug 2016Co-founder and CEO
ITG
Oct 2011 — Oct 2012Assistant Vice President
Brown University
Jul 2011 — Nov 2011
Postdoctoral research associate in Neuroscience
Sun Microsystems
Apr 2004 — Dec 2005
Staff Engineer
Sun Microsystems
Aug 1997 — Nov 1998Verification Engineer
Brown University
PhD, Neuroscience
Duke University
BSEE, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Brown University
Doctoral studies in biology
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Duke University
Bachelor's studies in electrical
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