Dr. Gopinath founded Lotus Interworks in 1999. Earlier in his career, he spent over 20 years at Bell Laboratories, engaged in fundamental computer and communications sciences research and served as division manager of systems research at Bellcore. During his tenure at Bell Laboratories, Dr. Gopinath also taught as Alexander Humbolt Fellow at the University of Gottingen, Germany, as the Gordon McKay Professor at University of California at Berkeley California and finally as the The State of New Jersey Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Dr. Gopinath holds several patents and has several pending patent applications in fundamental areas of communication and computer sciences.
He has co-authored approximately 70 technical reports and has delivered more than 200 speeches at major universities, research institutions, and technical conferences. Dr. Gopinath earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He was elected a Fellow of IEEE for his contributions to the modeling and analysis of communication systems.
As a leading investor in Lotus Interworks and its companies, Ray Stata helps shape vision and direction. In 1966, Mr. Stata founded Analog Devices, Inc. and served as its CEO and Chairman of the Board. Since retiring as CEO of Analog Devices in 1996, he has been a director and investor in several start-up communications companies apart from the Lotus Interworks family of companies including Nexabit, Libit, Axsun, and Telegea.
Mr. Stata is active in the high technology industry as well as in public service. He was a founder and the first president of the Massachusetts High Technology Council. He founded the Center for Quality of Management in 1989 and currently serves as chairman. In addition, he has served on the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award board of overseers. He presently serves on the Executive Committee of the Council on Competitiveness, and is a member of the executive committee of MIT's Board of Trustees. |
