Steve Sanghi

Mr. Sanghi has served as Chief Executive Officer of Microchip Technology since October 1991, and Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 1993, growing its annual revenues to $3 billion from $89 million during his tenure. In June 1995, Mr. Sanghi received the Arizona Entrepreneur of the Year award. He is a co-author of the book “Driving Excellence: How The Aggregate System Turned Microchip Technology from a Failing Company to a Market Leader (Wiley; April 2006),” along with Michael J. Jones, Microchip’s former head of human resources. He has also held executive positions at Waferscale Integration, Inc., and Intel Corporation, as well as serving on the board of directors of several publicly-traded technology companies. Mr. Sanghi holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and Communication from Punjab University, India.