Chris Collins

Chris Collins serves as the VP of Sales and Marketing for Optical DSPs at Credo since April 2021, previously holding the position of Senior Director of Sales at MACOM from February 2017 to April 2021, where strategic leadership and product marketing for the Connectivity Business Unit were key responsibilities. Prior experience includes roles as Director of Marketing at AppliedMicro and Director of Engineering Services at DA-Integrated, focusing on technical oversight and customer engagement in semiconductor projects. Chris started with AppliedMicro as a Senior Product Marketing Manager, contributing to the roadmap and strategy for physical layer products, and has a strong background in semiconductor design, high-speed interfaces, and networking. Chris holds a BASc in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.