Craig Mitchell

Craig has a unique combination of business, technical and IP expertise that has been refined over the past 30 years developing, licensing and broadly commercializing technologies in the semiconductor and electronics industries. The former President of Invensas Corporation and General Manager of the Semiconductor IP Business at Xperi, Mr. Mitchell has held several senior leadership roles including CTO, SVP of Business Development, and VP of Licensing. Throughout his career, he has built and managed diverse teams to develop, license, and transfer to production advanced technologies; established global manufacturing ecosystems and partnerships to support high-volume manufacturing; and, negotiated complex, multi-year, high-value contracts with industry leaders.

Craig’s deep understanding of intellectual property development, management and monetization is a great asset to the AKHAN team as the company proliferates its diamond coating technology to a range of industries and applications.

Craig holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Manhattan College, is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program, and a co-author of more than 100 US patents. He lives in San Jose, California with his wife and three children.