Faraj Aalaei

Faraj Aalaei was the founder of Centillium Communications, Inc., founded in 1997, where the title held was Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2008.
Mr. Aalaei is the founder of Candou Ventures LLC, founded in 2016, holding the title of Founding Partner since 2016.
Mr. Aalaei is also the founder of Cognichip, Inc...
Mr. Aalaei currently serves as Independent Director at SiTime Corp.
starting in 2026.
Mr. Aalaei is a Trustee at Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Former positions include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Aquantia Corp.
from 2009 to 2019; Independent Director at TranSwitch Corp.
from 2012 to 2013; Director-Access Products at Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. from 1993 to 1997; Director-Advisory Board at Global Catalyst LLC; Group Senior Vice President-Network Products at Fujitsu Ltd.; Executive Vice President-Networking Business Group at Marvell Technology Group Ltd. from 2019 to 2020; and Principal at Bell Laboratories.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Keio University; graduate degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1985; MBAistration from the University of New Hampshire in 1991; and undergraduate degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 1981.