Andrea Panigada is an accomplished engineering professional with extensive experience in the semiconductor industry and academia. Currently serving as the Director at Knowles Corporation since November 2021, Andrea has held significant roles at ZEKU Technologies as a Sr. Principal Engineer and Sr. Staff Engineer, and at Microchip Technology as Sr. Manager of Analog. Previous experience includes serving as CTO at Linear Silicon Solutions, a PhD Candidate at the University of California San Diego, and various positions at STMicroelectronics, including Design Engineer and Student Intern. Andrea holds a PhD and MS in Electrical Engineering from UC San Diego and a Laurea in Electrical Engineering from Università di Pavia.