Siraj Nour ElAhmadi

Siraj Nour ElAhmadi is the Chief Operating Officer at Atlas Data Storage, the pioneering company behind the world’s first permanent DNA-enabled data storage system. With over 30 years of experience, Siraj has led the development and scaling of multiple industry-first, award-winning technology products, generating more than $2 billion in cumulative revenue.

Previously, Siraj served as Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager of Data Products at Plume Design Inc., a Silicon Valley technology firm. In addition to overseeing commercial operations, he led corporate development and strategy, including mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnerships, helping expand Plume’s global presence to over 15 countries.

Earlier in his career, Siraj co-founded and served as CEO of Menara Networks (acquired by NASDAQ: IPGP), where he pioneered a breakthrough optical transmission technology that received multiple prestigious industry awards and became widely adopted across the sector. Prior to Menara, he was part of the founding team at Qtera Corp., a startup focused on ultra-long-haul optical systems, which was acquired by Nortel.

Siraj currently serves on the board of directors of Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ: LWLG), a technology platform company advancing high-speed data transmission for AI clusters and data centers using proprietary electro-optic polymers. He is also on the board of Avanseus, a leader in AI-augmented operations for telecom, data centers, and smart manufacturing.

In addition to his board roles, Siraj advises technology companies across the U.S., Europe, and Asia on product commercialization and go-to-market strategies. He is a member of the Industrial Advisory Council at the University of Texas–Dallas's Jonsson School of Engineering, and has lectured on technology roadmaps and entrepreneurship.

Siraj is a member of IEEE and Eta Kappa Nu, the international honor society of electrical and electronics engineers, and has been recognized in the Who’s Who list of technology executives. He holds a master’s degree and pursued Ph.D. studies in electrical engineering at the University of Oklahoma.