Biography

Anand Chari, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, joined Aircell, Inc. in 2003 as a consultant. From July 2006 to July 2011, he served as Vice President of Engineering. In July 2011, he became Gogo’s Chief Technical Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering. He brings over 20 years of experience in the wireless communications and telecom industry to this position. Prior to joining Aircell in 2003, Mr. Chari founded and served as President of Simma Technologies Inc., a technology and management consulting company. He also served as Vice President of Sales and Business Development at ISCO International, Director of Business Development at 3Com, Director of Advanced Technology at Ameritech, and Manager at Telephone and Data Systems. Mr. Chari received his B.S. in Electronics and Communications Engineering from National Institutes of Technology, Trichy, India and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Chicago and a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University.