Brian Thornton

Brian Thornton is an accomplished engineering professional with extensive experience in hardware reliability and engineering roles across various leading technology companies. Thornton has served as a Director of Hardware Reliability Engineering at Meta and has held senior engineering positions at companies including Google, Amazon Lab126, and Apple Inc. Notable prior roles also include Senior Staff Engineer at Seagate Technology and Senior Staff Engineer at Samsung Electronics. Thornton's academic credentials include a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science from the University of California, Davis.