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Ayar Labs Appoints Vivek Gupta as Chief Strategy Officer to Lead Hyperscaler Collaborations and Accelerate CPO Adoption

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Ayar Labs Inc. hired Vivek Gupta as Chief Strategy Officer on Oct 9th '25.

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Ayar Labs appoints Vivek Gupta as Chief Strategy Officer to lead hyperscaler collaborations and accelerate CPO adoption. by Ayar Labs Staff | Oct 9, 2025 Former Google and Qualcomm executive joins team to expand partnerships and advance optical solutions for next-gen AI data centers. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Oct. 9, 2025 - Ayar Labs, a leader in co-packaged optics (CPO) for large-scale AI workloads, today announced that Vivek Gupta has joined as the company's first Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). This appointment comes as the industry transitions to next-generation AI architectures that demand the bandwidth, latency, and efficiency benefits made possible by CPO. "This is a momentous time for the company, as we scale to commercial production and strengthen customer partnerships," said Mark Wade, CEO and co-founder of Ayar Labs. "Vivek's proven ability to guide emerging technologies through complex industry inflection points, along with his experience building executive relationships in the hyperscale ecosystem, will be instrumental in advancing our mission to make optics a key enabler for the future of AI." Vivek will oversee Ayar Labs' global strategy, customer engagement, and product functions to drive market adoption of optical I/O. This includes developing deep relationships with hyperscale customers as well as leading go-to-market and product strategies. In his new role...

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What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

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Vivek GuptaChief Strategy Officer
Takes effect
Oct 9, 2025
Location
San Jose, California, United States

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Detected
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