Management Team

Jacob Suen, President and Chief Executive Officer, served as Airgain’s President since January 2019, and previously served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. He brings over 20 years of domestic and international business development and management experience to Airgain and is responsible for strategic direction at the company. Previously, Mr. Suen served numerous management positions as Director of Business Development, OEM/ODM Manager, and Regional Network Consultant for Paradyne Corporation, formerly a part of AT&T and a supplier of network equipment worldwide. While at Paradyne, Mr. Suen was responsible for reducing overall cost and improved time to market in various product lines through the ODM/OEM initiative and successfully established its very first subsidiary in China. Mr. Suen has also held various product development and engineering positions at GVN Technologies and Motorola. Mr. Suen received his M.B.A. from the University of Colorado, Masters of Electrical Engineering and Management from the University of South Florida, and B.S. in Computer and Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida.

Prior to joining Airgain, Mr. Elbaz was VP Finance at Cohu, a public semiconductor equipment company. Previously, Mr. Elbaz was VP Finance at AMN Healthcare, a public healthcare solutions company, from 2012 to 2019. He also served as VP Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Conexant Systems, a public semiconductor company from 2009 to 2011. Prior to 2009, Mr. Elbaz held various finance leadership positions at NextWave Wireless and Conexant Systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, Chico and a Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University. Mr. Elbaz will be based in Airgain’s San Diego headquarters.

Morad Sbahi is responsible for all revenue generating functions at Airgain. In this role, he works with multiple cross-functional teams to drive revenue performance, customer acquisition, retention, and growth across all the product lines and verticals. Prior to being named Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Mr. Sbahi was SVP of Global Products and Marketing where he executed a comprehensive product marketing and communication strategy that supported business growth and enhanced brand awareness. Since joining Airgain in 2013, Mr. Sbahi held a number of executive management positions, including Vice President of Corporate Strategy, where he spearheaded the company’s entry into the IoT market through the acquisition of NimbeLink. Prior to that, he was Airgain’s General Manager in EMEA, where he helped to establish Airgain’s solid presence in that geography. Mr. Sbahi brings over 25 years of international management experience in the semiconductor and telecommunications industries to Airgain including senior management roles at Broadcom, Texas Instruments, and Applied Micro Circuits, as well as executive management tenures at SMC Networks & Ubee Interactive. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an M.B.A. from the Warwick Business School. He is also fluent in 4 languages that include French and Arabic.

Ali Sadri, Ph.D. is Airgain’s Chief Technology Officer, bringing over 25 years of advanced scientific and engineering management experience and is responsible for developing solutions to support Airgain’s current and future businesses. Prior to joining Airgain, Dr. Sadri held several executive positions at leading technology companies, and most prominently at Intel where he spent over 18 years as head of the mmWave advanced technology development group. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Engineering at SOLiD Inc. where he led the company’s mmWave product strategy and development. In addition to his professional career, Dr. Sadri serves as an industry international advisor at Tokyo Institute of Technology and earlier served as a visiting assistant professor at Duke University. Prior to Intel, Dr. Sadri held executive positions at WiGig Alliance as founder and Chairman of the Board and as Director of Communications Standards at IBM. Dr. Sadri received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Business from North Carolina State University and is a named inventor on over 150 domestic and international patents.

Victor Blair joins Airgain as Vice President of Operations and is responsible for all Airgain manufacturing, supply chain, legal compliance, and technical services support operations across the globe. He began his career with Advent Electronics, Inc., eventually rising to the positions of Chairman/President/CEO, gaining unparalleled experience in the electronics contract manufacturing space. He also served as President and CEO at Custom Cable Assembly and held senior positions at Buse Industries, PEI-Genesis, and FilConn. Throughout his time in the industry, Vic has established himself as a respected merger and acquisition professional. He is recognized amongst his peers by his relentless commitment to professional project management, risk-based thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and achieving exponential improvements in corporate financial results. Driven by meeting Airgain’s customer expectations, Vic takes great pride in providing the best possible supply chain solutions available in the market.