Mehrdad serves as Chief Technology Officer, EVP Engineering, AI, and Operations, where he leads the company’s digital innovation strategy and oversees the development of secure, scalable technology platforms that power next-generation, AI enhanced drug discovery. Previously he co-founded Varentec, funded by Bill Gates and Khosla Venture, later acquired by Koch Industries. With a career spanning over three decades in engineering, cybersecurity, and life sciences technology, Mehrdad brings a unique blend of technical expertise and strategic vision to Soley’s mission of accelerating therapeutic breakthroughs. His strong technical and business acumen have helped produce and scale very successful products, several exceeding revenues of $1 Billion, thereby helping several companies go public and/or be acquired including Foundry Networks (Nasdaq:FDRY), RazorWire Systems, Aruba Networks (Nasdaq:ARUN), CoSine Communications (Nasdaq:COSN) and FORE Systems (Nasdaq:FORE). Mehrdad holds a BSEE and MSEE from University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University respectively.
