Appointed 2018. Ms. Datta is the President, CTO, and Co-Founder of FatPipe Networks, the inventor and leader of WAN redundancy and SD-WAN technologies. She holds 13 patents for data networking technology. Prior to co-founding FatPipe Networks, Ms. Datta was with Megahertz (U.S. Robotics, 3COM) in 1994. She was also one of the first voting members of the IEEE’s Standards Committees for high-speed computer networking and WiFi technologies that are in use today. Ms. Datta served on the National Presidential Advisory Board of Utah Valley University & Board of Trustees of Salt Lake Community College. She was a member of Governor Jon Huntsman Jr.’s transition Team and the review board for the State’s Centers of Excellence program. Ms. Datta was also a trustee of Utah Women in Technology.
Datta has been recognized as a Tech Trailblazer and CXO of the Year by Utah Business magazine. She received YWCA’s Outstanding Achievement Award and was also recognized as one of the 30 Women to Watch and Top 25 Most Influential Business People in Utah.
Datta attended Pennsylvania State University and the University of Utah. She and her husband, Dr. Bhaskar, live in Salt Lake City and are proud parents of twin sons.
