Pavel Freundlich

Pavel Freundlich, Ph.D., currently serves as CTO & VP of the Power Solutions Group at onsemi, where responsibilities include maintaining technology leadership in power and leading the development of SiC, GaN, and Si power switches. With extensive experience in corporate research and development, Pavel has held multiple director-level roles focusing on the development of various power switch technologies while managing global teams across the US, Korea, Japan, Belgium, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Previous positions include research assistant at VSB Technical University of Ostrava and postdoctoral research fellow at The University of British Columbia, contributing to advancements in materials science and semiconductor technologies. Pavel holds an Executive MBA from Brno University of Technology, a Master of Science in Solid State Physics from Masaryk University Brno, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from VSB - Technical University of Ostrava.