Anirudh Devgan, Ph.D (b. September 15th, 1969) is an

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computer scientist. Devgan currently serves as President and CEO of

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and member of the board of directors. He also serves on the boards of the Global Semiconductor Alliance and the

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Early Years and Education

Devgan was born and raised in

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, on the

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campus where his father was a professor of mathematics and statistics. He attended

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, and later went on to the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. After graduating with a Bachelor of Technology degree in electrical engineering, he attended

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where he received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering.

Career

Devgan began his career at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) where he spent 12 years in management and research at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Server Division, IBM Microelectronics Division, and IBM Austin Research Lab. He later went to

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where he served as Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Custom Design Business Unit. In 2012, Devgan joined Cadence Design Systems serving in a number of senior leadership roles before being named President in 2017. In 2021, Devgan joined the board of directors, and later assumed the role of CEO, taking over from

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. In 2022, Devgan gave the keynote at the 59th

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, where he spoke on computational software and the future of intelligent system design. Devgan resides in

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. He is married and has two children.

References

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