Ira Leventhal

Ira Leventhal has extensive work experience in the research and development field. Ira started their career as an R&D Section Manager at Hewlett Packard in 1984 and stayed with the company until 1999. From 1999 to 2006, they served as an R&D Integrating Manager at Agilent Technologies. Ira then joined Verigy in 2006 as a Senior Director of Research and Development and remained in this role until 2012. At Advantest, they held various positions including Senior Director of Research & Development from 2012 to 2014, Vice President of Research and Development at W2BI, Inc. from 2014 to 2017, and currently holds the position of Vice President at Advantest since 2017.

Ira Leventhal received their undergraduate degree (SB) in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1980 to 1984. Prior to that, they attended Half Hollow Hills High School East from 1976 to 1980. In 2017, they studied Artificial Intelligence at Coursera. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications in various topics related to machine learning and neural networks from Coursera between 2017 and 2020. Ira also pursued post-graduate studies in Post-Merger Integration and Change Management at Carnegie Bosch Institute, although the specific dates are unavailable.