Management

HP Jin co-founded Telenav in 1999, leveraging his expertise in location and wireless Internet technologies and his years of experience in business management and strategy development. Prior to starting Telenav, he served as senior strategy consultant for the McKenna Group where he developed business strategies for companies in telecom and IT. Before that, HP worked at McKinsey & Company as a business strategy and management consultant, advising wireless and landline operators on data and wireless strategies. HP was also a technical director at LINCSS/Loral, where he was involved in R&D management, strategic alliance initiatives and business model development.

HP holds a Ph.D. in Guidance, Navigation and Control (Aeronautics and Astronautics department), a Ph.D. minor in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China.

Michael Strambi was named Chief Financial Officer in June 2012. He was previously Telenav’s vice president of finance. He has more than 20 years of experience in financial leadership roles for public and private companies. From 2002 to 2006, he was vice president, controller and treasurer of Macromedia, Inc. More recently, he served in senior financial roles for several private, venture-backed technology companies, including Silver Spring Networks, Inc., Metacafe, Inc., and MobiTV, Inc. He also served as vice president, finance for Blue Martini Software. Strambi began his career in public accounting at Ernst & Young.

Michael received an MBA in finance from the University of Southern California and a BS in business administration with a concentration in accounting from California State University, Sacramento.

Y.C. Chao is a co-founder of Telenav and has extensive experience in navigation technology implementation as well as software and hardware development. His career includes a track record of success in wireless location technology, network-assisted navigation algorithm development, and the implementation of real-time embedded systems for navigation applications. Y.C. was a GPS software engineer at SnapTrack, where he worked on network-assisted GPS chipset performance, evaluation and software development. Prior to SnapTrack, Y.C. was a GPS receiver engineer for Trimble Navigation.

Y.C. holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, a Master of Science from the University of Texas Aerospace Engineering Center for Space Research, and a Bachelor of Science from National Taiwan University.

Sal Dhanani is a co-founder of Telenav and brings years of experience in product marketing, product management, business strategy and operations within the telecom industry. Prior to Telenav, Sal worked with the McKenna Group, a leading strategy-consulting firm, where he developed market entry, product launch and expansion strategies for various start-ups, telecom companies and telecom infrastructure providers. Before joining the McKenna Group, Sal was responsible for product development and management at Schlumberger Ltd., Test and Transactions Group.

Sal completed coursework through Stanford University's IEEM program and holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.

Dariusz Paczuski is responsible for corporate, channel and consumer product marketing as well as product management, mobile advertising and commerce for Telenav. Dariusz's career spans 15 years in consumer-focused media including mobile, local, search, content, and advertising. Dariusz joined Telenav from Microsoft where he led the Bing and Tellme carrier strategy to transform directory assistance into mobile search. Previously, he managed the consumer services business at Tellme where he introduced award-winning products including Tellme with Bing for BlackBerry and Windows phones, and Ford SYNC with Tellme voice services. Prior to joining Tellme, Dariusz served as vice president of search products at AOL, where he managed marketing, product and design. During his career, Dariusz has also held leadership roles at Netscape, MSNBC, NBC and General Electric (GE).

Dariusz holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Certificate in International Business from California State University in Long Beach.

Hassan Wahla has more than 14 years of experience in the wireless and telematics industries. Hassan is responsible for establishing and managing partnerships with wireless carriers, content providers, channel partners and device manufacturers. Prior to joining Telenav, he managed the GPS Tracking Product Portfolio at Nextel Communications. He also developed and implemented the Consumer LBS strategy for Nextel. Hassan has held several other senior management positions including vice president of business development at Wireless Multimedia Solutions, director of business development at MicroStrategy, Inc, and senior consultant at Maritime Power Corporation.

Hassan holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, Master of Science in Management from Stevens Institute of Technology and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Virginia Tech.

An industry veteran of the mobility and telecommunications space, Tom Erdman has more than 25 years of experience delivering business solutions to enterprise customers. At Telenav he leads the sales, marketing, product, and customer care functions for Telenav Enterprise Solutions. Prior to Telenav, Tom held the positions of chief marketing officer at Vettro Corporation, vice president of AT&T Mobility, and executive vice president of sales and marketing at Business Telecom Inc (BTI). Earlier in his career, he held a number of diverse sales and marketing leadership positions at AT&T, MCI and British Telecom (BT).

Tom holds a Masters in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from St. Lawrence University.

Peter Bershatsky joins Telenav with more than 12 years of experience in acquisitions and corporate development. Peter is responsible for Telenav’s overall corporate strategy, including the execution and integration of strategic acquisitions and investments to drive growth. Prior to joining Telenav, Peter served as the director of strategy and corporate development at Intuit, where he led M&A, divestiture, and strategy projects designed to accelerate Intuit’s SaaS evolution in the consumer and small business segments. Prior to Intuit, Peter worked at Electronics for Imaging, where he managed strategic planning for a $350 million revenue business unit focused on digital imaging. Prior to that, Peter held senior positions at The Chasm Group, a technology strategy consulting firm, and Broadview International, a technology-focused investment bank that specialized in mergers and acquisitions.

Peter holds an MBA with a Management of Technology concentration from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in physics and philosophy from Yale University.

Peg Wynn is responsible for Telenav’s human resources (HR) operations worldwide. She has 30 years of HR experience in the Silicon Valley area, most recently as vice president of HR for Atheros Communications (acquired by Qualcomm in spring of 2011). Prior to Atheros, she served as vice president of HR at Granite Construction, senior vice president of HR at Adobe and vice president of worldwide HR at Xilinx. Peg has also served in senior management roles at Intel Corp. and has managed her own consulting firm focused on strategic planning, productivity improvement and large-scale change management programs for international clients.

Peg received her Bachelor of Science from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. She was the recipient of the 2002 Overall HR Excellence Award presented by the Silicon Valley HR Symposium, and also received the 2002 Tribute to Women and Industry Award presented by the YWCA, for her role in the company’s cost reduction program.