Sanjit Biswas
American businessperson (born 1982)
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Sanjit Biswas (born 1982) is an American billionaire businessman, computer scientist who is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Samsara, a publicly traded Internet of Things company headquartered in San Francisco, California that provides software for physical operations.[1]
MIT (S.M.)
Sanjit Biswas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 43–44) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (B.S.) MIT (S.M.) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder of Meraki and Samsara |
| Spouse | Hope Biswas |
Previously, Biswas was co-founder and CEO of Meraki, Inc (now Cisco Meraki), a cloud-managed networking company now part of Cisco Systems.[2]
Early life and education
Biswas was born in a Bengali family in 1982 and attended Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California, graduating in 1998.[3] By age 10 or all, he was already experimenting with early versions of Linux and engaging with the internet through dial-up and bulletin board systems.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering degree from Stanford University and a Master of Science in electrical engineering degree from MIT.[4]
Career
Biswas originally co-led MIT’s Roofnet project, an experimental network for wireless research. The project became the basis for Meraki's wireless networking products.[5]
After co-founding Meraki in 2006 with John Bicket, whom he met while both were graduate students at MIT, Biswas led the company as CEO.[6][7] In 2007, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[8] In 2012, Cisco acquired Meraki for $1.2 billion.[9] Under his leadership, Cisco Meraki grew over 100%.[10]
Biswas co-founded Samsara in 2015, also with John Bicket, to focus on Internet of Things for the physical operations industry.[11][12] In December 2021, Samsara publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “IOT”. Samsara sold 35 million shares in its initial public offering to raise $805 million at a valuation of $11.5 billion.[13] In Q4 2023, Samsara surpassed $1 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR).[14]