Education

  • PhD, University of California at Berkeley
  • MS, EECS, University of California at Berkeley
  • BS, EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Selected Publications

  • PINC's Dilemma: Identifying the White SpaceAleks Gollu, Naeem Zafar.
    Ivey Publishing, W42560; https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/W42560-PDF-ENG; 2025
  • TeleSense: Selecting the Right Sales ChannelNaeem Zafar, Aleks Gollu. Ivey Publishing, W44185; 2025

    Selected Presentations

    • Gollu, A; Klappich D.  (2012). Transportation Myopia. Gartner Publication.
    • Gollu, A; (2011) Increase Porfitability and Productivity with True Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility and Collaboration. Supply Chain and Logistics Summit.

    Research & Teaching Interests

    Gollu's teaching and research interests fall in the area of entrepreneurship, product management, corporate strategy; implications of AI at work place;  supply chain, transportation, and large scale system management.

    Industry & Academic Experience

    Dr Gollu is a serial entrepreneur with 2 prior positive exits working on 3rd.

    OTelNet built SMS applications for wireless handsets, back when Motorola Startac was the most advanced phone and Netscape was new. It was acquired by Telecommunication Systems Inc

    Sight develops voice AI Agents that augment customer facing entry level positions at automotive dealerships and hotel front desks.

    PINC was an IoT company in the cloud making the supply chain yard management more efficient. It was acquired by Accel KKR.

    11Sight develops voice AI Agents that augment customer facing entry level positions at automotive dealerships and hotel front desks. 

    Awards & Recognition

    • Supply and Demand chain Executive PROS to KNOW
    • Red Herring Top 100 Global Company CEO
    • University of California Regents Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley NA

    Patents

    Position-tracking system

    • PID: 7236091;  June 26, 2007

    Position-tracking device for position-tracking system; 

    • PID: 7245215;  July 17, 2007

    Systems and methods for determining a location of an object; 

    • PID: 7321305;  Jan 22, 2008

    System and method for determining and controlling status and location of an object; 

    • PID: 9592964;  March 14, 2017
    • PID: 9990604;  June 5, 2018
    • PID: 10127521;  November 13, 2018
    • PID: 10134007;  November 20, 2018
    • PID: 10846656;  November 24, 2020

    Online encounter enhancement systems and methods

    • PID: 11134215;  September 28, 2021
    • PID: 11438548;  September 6, 2022
    • PID: 12244965;  March 4, 2025