Jitendra Mohan is a co-founder of Astera Labs, and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since November 2017, and served as our President from November 2017 to November 2023. Prior to founding Astera Labs, Mr. Mohan served as Product Line (General) Manager at Texas Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: TXN), a semiconductor company, from March 2012 to October 2017; and at National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM), a semiconductor company, from June 1996 to March 2012 in various technical roles, including most recently as a Design Director. Mr. Mohan holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. We believe that Mr. Mohan is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors because of his knowledge of our company and our business, his experience building and leading our company and his perspective into corporate matters as our Chief Executive Officer.