Mehran Matloubian, Ph.D. Managing Member
Mehran is Smart Technology Ventures' CTO, and a Managing Member.  He received his PhD in electrical engineering from UCLA, where he majored in solid-state electronics, with minors in quantum electronics, and materials science. Mehran has more than 20 years' experience in developing microwave and millimeter wave devices and circuits, optical electronics, and high-frequency dielectric materials.

Prior to STV, Mehran was the manager of Hughes Research Laboratories (now HRL Laboratories) RF Circuits Design Department, where he was instrumental in the development of world record-breaking transistors and circuits.  HE has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications, including three book chapters and 15 invited papers.  He has also been awarded 20 U.S. patents in the area of high-frequency devices and circuits, and has several patents pending.  Mehran is currently a board observer for Atrenta.