Atul Bansal

Atul Bansal, CEO, oversees the overall strategic direction of Timesys, a pioneer and industry leader in embedded Linux. Having more than 30 years of experience with leading software and systems technology companies, Atul has been focusing on building strong alliances with key semiconductor companies and forging distribution partnerships in the US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and India. He joined Timesys as CEO in 2007.

Prior to Timesys, Atul co-founded Laurel Networks (acquired by ECI Telecom), where he led the company’s growth as president/CEO and the Chairman of the Board. The company spearheaded the development of service edge routers and delivered efficient, feature-rich and scalable services over the IP infrastructure. After the acquisition, Atul became COO of the Data Networking Division within ECI Telecom (acquired by Ribbons Communications). He also worked at FORE Systems (acquired by Marconi / Ericsson) and had held top executive positions including president of the Network Control Technology division, an IP routing technology subsidiary. Atul also held engineering and technical management positions for IP router products at Digital Equipment Corporation (acquired by Compaq/HP).

Atul is chairman of Timesys Technologies India, LLP; a board member and past-president of TiE Pittsburgh, a non-profit network of entrepreneurs; board member of the Kanpur Institute of Technology, and a past board member of the Pittsburgh Technology Council.

Atul earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from the IIT, Kanpur, India and a MS in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Rhode Island.