Ritesh Thakkar serves as a Principal Member of Technical Staff and Senior Manager at AMD, leading the Pre-Si verification team for the Infinity Fabric IP across various Client and Server projects since August 2022. Prior to this, Ritesh Thakkar held multiple positions at Intel Corporation from July 2006 to August 2022, including Senior SOC Design Engineering Manager, where Ritesh Thakkar led Integration and Pre-Si verification teams for several projects. Ritesh Thakkar's earlier experience includes roles as a Senior Verification Engineer, ASIC Verification Engineer, and Project Leader at companies such as Genesis Microchip, eInfochips Inc., and Agilent Technologies, with a strong focus on verification for complex ASIC designs. Ritesh Thakkar earned an Engineer’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Dharmsinh Desai University between 1991 and 1995.