Mahesh leads the Taara team in their mission to deliver fast, affordable connectivity to people everywhere using beams of light. He has been passionate about connectivity since he first used a 28.8 kbps dial-up modem at an internet cafe in Chennai to research graduate schools in the United States.

Before founding Taara, Mahesh led the Manufacturing and Supply Chain efforts for Project Loon, which used a network of stratospheric balloons to deliver connectivity to rural and remote areas. Prior to joining Alphabet, Mahesh led product teams at Apple and Motorola.

Mahesh holds a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University, and an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Thangali leads Operations for Taara and is responsible for supply chain, manufacturing, field deployment and network monitoring.

Prior to joining Google in 2019, Thangali was at Apple for 10 years where he was responsible for the production of many Apple products, including the MacBook and MacBook Pro, iPhone, and Apple TV.

Prior to Apple, Thangali spent fifteen plus years in the semiconductor equipment industry. Thangali holds a BS Mechanical Engineering degree from Bangalore Institute of Technology, India and an MS Mechanical Engineering degree from Texas Tech University.

Devin leads Engineering for Taara. Devin has been active in developing advanced optical communication technologies and products for nearly two decades.

He previously led multiple Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) programs, a high production Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) program, and the Wireless Optical Communication hardware development on Project Loon.

Sanjay is responsible for leading Sales and Business Development for Taara.

Sanjay has over 30 years of global sales and market development experience in wireless access and backhaul technologies including 2G/3G/4G, microwave & millimeter wave backhaul, and satellite communications.

Prior to joining Taara, Sanjay was Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development at Comtech Telecommunications Corp where he helped capture some of the largest commercial and military satcom programs. Sanjay holds a MSEE degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA in marketing and finance from The University of Chicago.

Jan is responsible for leading Legal and People Operations for Taara.

Jan has led these functions at several previous companies, including AOptix, which produced high-capacity laser radio wireless devices. Prior to joining Taara, Jan held leadership roles at 3Degrees, Stairwell, and two Alphabet companies: Chronicle and Makani. Jan received a B.A. in philosophy (logic of formal systems) from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan.

Chander is an accomplished technology executive with a strong track record of commercializing breakthrough hardware, software, and AI technologies into scalable businesses. He has led the successful market introduction of WiFi systems, wearables, computer vision platforms, natural language processing applications, and AI-driven energy management systems — consistently turning complex innovation into customer-centric products with real-world impact.

His experience across semiconductors, consumer devices, networking hardware, SaaS, and AI — combined with his training in Complex Systems — gives him a unique ability to understand deep technological interdependencies and convert them into coherent product and business strategies. He excels at building clarity from complexity, aligning cross-functional teams, and scaling 0→1 product bets into high-growth businesses.

Chander is a frequent writer on technology, decision-making, and product leadership at evercurious.com.