Basil Alwan - Chairman & CEO @ Tarana Wireless

Overview

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Primary Job Title Chairman & CEO
Primary Organization
Tarana Wireless

Location Milpitas, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Gender Male

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Basil Alwan is based out of Milpitas, California and is the Chairman & CEO of Tarana Wireless. Basil previously worked at Nokia as a President, IP/Optical Networks. Basil Alwan attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Personal Investments

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Basil Alwan

invested in

Acuvity

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. This investment -

Seed Round - Acuvity

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Exits

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Acuvity

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Jobs

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Basil Alwan

is the

Chairman & CEO

Tarana Wireless

. Additionally,

Basil Alwan

has had

past jobs including

Executive Chairman

Tarana Wireless

Tarana Wireless Chairman & CEOApr 2021

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Tarana Wireless	Executive Chairman	Jan 2021	Mar 2021
Nokia	President, IP/Optical Networks	Nov 2016	Dec 2020
Alcatel-Lucent	President of IP Routing and Transport	Dec 2006	Oct 2016
TiMetra	Founder and CEO	Jan 2000	Jul 2003
Bay Networks	Various Designation	—	—
Nortel Networks	Various Designation	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Basil Alwan

holds

board and advisor roles including

Strategic Advisor

Nokia

Board Member

WiChorus

, and

Board Member

Omneon

Nokia Strategic AdvisorJan 2021
WiChorus Board Member
Omneon Board Member
2Wire Board Member
Tarana Wireless Executive Chairman, Board of Directors

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
ConSentry Networks	Board Member	—	—

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Education

Basil Alwan

studied at

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign BSEEElectrical Engineering

Recent News and Activity

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Funding Round•

Sep 5, 2024

Acuvity raised

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from Basil Alwan and 4 other investors

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News•

Nov 25, 2020