About

Gaurav Mehra is an accomplished entrepreneur, investor, and COO with over 28 years of experience in building and scaling Enterprise and SaaS businesses. He firmly believes that a lack of strategic focus and the inability to execute that strategy are often the reasons why companies fail, not lack of capital or ideas. Currently, Gaurav is the Chief Operating Officer at Atheer, where he is leading the development of the industry's leading AR and AI-powered platform that connects frontline workers to the knowledge, systems, and expertise they need, anywhere, on any device. He specializes in growth strategies, global operations, business model innovation, venture capital, startups, angel investments, and mentoring. Gaurav has a proven track record of success, having held leadership positions in several companies, including Q2, where he was the VP of R&D and Professional Services, responsible for product development and R&D for Q2's end-to-end lending and leasing platforms, as well as all customer-facing professional services across North America, EMEA, and APAC. He was also the SVP of Global Technical Services and GM of India at Cloud Lending, where he was responsible for all customer-facing technical delivery, including professional services and customer success engineering globally. Gaurav is a highly educated individual, having earned an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University in 1991, and a BS in Computer Science from the same institution in 1990. He also holds a high school diploma from Modern School, where he studied science. With his extensive experience and expertise, Gaurav is an excellent mentor to young, ambitious entrepreneurs, helping them overcome the same humps that he crossed in his journey. He works with entrepreneurs in advisory, board, or even operational capacities, linking business strategy, customer success, and technology delivery to create sales-driven, agile companies.