Janna Garofolo

Janna Garofolo is a seasoned engineering professional with over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor and automotive industries. Currently serving as the Director of Automotive Systems & Applications Engineering at NXP Semiconductors since November 2010, Janna has held various roles including Senior Manager and Applications Engineering Manager. Prior experience includes serving as a Technical Advisor at Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C., where Janna was involved in patent applications, and roles at Integrated Device Technology focusing on High Definition Audio codecs, including managing HW/SW applications teams. Janna's earlier career at Motorola Semiconductor included applications engineering support for digital set-top boxes and managing product engineering teams for automotive MCUs. Janna holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.