| Michael R. Farese |
Michael R. Farese is currently the Chairman at QuickLogic Corp. He previously held positions such as President & Chief Executive Officer at TriQuint WJ, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at BitWave Semiconductor, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Tropian, Inc., and Senior Vice President-Engineering at Palm, Inc. He has also served as an Independent Director at Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc., Director at Advanced Photonix, Inc., Director at iSign Solutions, Inc., Director at Newfound Communications, Inc., and Director at PMC-Sierra US, Inc. Additionally, he has worked as the Chief Technology Officer at Entropic Communications LLC and Chief Science Officer at Penumbra Brands LLC. Farese has a graduate degree from Princeton University and undergraduate and doctorate degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. |
| Rajiv Jain |
Rajiv Jain is currently working as the Vice President-Worldwide Operations at QuickLogic Corp. He started this position in 2014. Prior to his current job, Mr. Jain obtained a graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985. He also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign, which he received in 1982. |
| Elias N. Nader |
Elias N. Nader is currently the Lead Independent Director at Immersion Corp., a Director at ViXS Systems, Inc., an Independent Director at LMP Automotive Holdings, Inc., an Independent Director at Semidux (Cayman) Holding Ltd., and the Chief Financial Officer & Senior VP-Finance at QuickLogic Corp. Previously, he held positions such as President, CEO, CFO, Secretary & Director at Sigma Designs, Inc., Director at YuMe, Inc., Controller at Dionex Corp., Vice President-Finance at InterWAVE Communications International Ltd., Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Pixelworks, Inc., Chief Financial Officer at Emergent Capital, Inc., and Chief Financial Officer at Imperial Logistics Ltd. Mr. Nader obtained an undergraduate degree from San Jose State University in 1986 and an MBA in 2021. |
| Timothy Saxe |
Timothy Saxe is currently the Chief Technology Officer & Senior VP-Engineering at QuickLogic Corp. He previously worked as the Chief Executive Officer at GateField Corp. from 1983 to 2000 and as the Vice President-Flash Engineering at Microsemi SoC Corp. from 2000 to 2001. Dr. Saxe obtained his graduate and doctorate degrees from Stanford University in 1976 and 1980 respectively. He also holds an undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University, which he received in 1975. |
| Brian C. Faith |
Brian C. Faith has held multiple positions throughout his career. Currently, he is the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at QuickLogic Corp. since 2016. He is also serving as a Director at Global Semiconductor Alliance since 2017. In terms of education, Mr. Faith completed his undergraduate degree from Santa Clara University in 1997. |
| Andrew J. Pease |
Andrew J. Pease's current job(s) include being an Independent Director at QuickLogic Corp. since 2016 and a Director at Global Semiconductor Alliance since 2015. Mr. Pease's former job(s) include being a Group Director-Worldwide Sales & Operations at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. from 1984 to 1996, Vice President-Sales at Integrated Systems, Inc. from 1996 to 1997, Senior Vice President-Worldwide Sales at Broadcom Corp. from 2003 to 2006, Vice President-Sales at Syntricity, Inc. from 2000 to 2003, and Vice President-Sales at Vantis Corp. from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Pease's education history includes an undergraduate degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1973 and a graduate degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1974. |
| Radhika Krishnan |
Radhika Krishnan is Chief Executive Officer for Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital Pvt. Ltd. She is also on the board of QuickLogic Corp. and Chief Product Officer & General Manager at Hitachi Vantara LLC.
Dr. Krishnan previously held the position of Product Manager at Cisco Systems, Inc., Senior VP & GM-Software Workflow Business at 3D Systems Corp., Product Manager at Network Appliance, Inc., Vice President-Product Alliances at Nimble Storage, Inc. and Vice President & General Manager at Lenovo (United States), Inc.
She received an undergraduate degree from Birla Institute of Technology & Science and an MBA from San Jose State University. |
| Gary H. Tauss |
Gary H. Tauss was the founder of Ramp Networks, Inc. (1996) and TollBridge Technologies, Inc. (1998), where he held the titles of Vice President & General Manager and President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, respectively. Currently, he holds positions as an Independent Director at QuickLogic Corp. (since 2002), Director at Tagga Media, Inc. (since 2009), and Director at Netforecast, Inc. (since 2017). He previously held positions as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at InfiniRoute Networks, Inc. (2005-2006), President & Chief Executive Officer at LongBoard, Inc. (2002-2005), President & Chief Executive Officer at Mobidia Technology, Inc. (2006-2008), Chief Executive Officer & Director at Business Technology Development Center, Inc. (2010-2014), Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Business Technical Consulting LLC (2010-2014), and Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Hamilton Mill (2010-2014). He also held positions as Director at Hootsuite, Inc. and Principal at Accelevate, Inc. Mr. Tauss earned an MBA degree from the University of Illinois in 1983 and an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois in 1975. |
| Christine A. Russell |
Ms. Christine A. Russell is an Independent Director at AXT, Inc., an Independent Director at eGain Corp. and an Independent Director at QuickLogic Corp. She is on the Board of Directors at MariaDB Corp. AB, iCoin Technology, Inc., AXT, Inc., eGain Corp. and QuickLogic Corp. Ms. Russell was previously employed as an Independent Director by MariaDB Plc, a Chief Accounting Officer by PDF Solutions, Inc., a CFO, Secretary & Chief Accounting Officer by Uni-Pixel, Inc., a Chief Financial Officer by Vendavo, Inc., a Chief Financial Officer by Evans Analytical Group LLC, an Executive Vice President-Business Development by Virage Logic Corp., a Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President by OuterBay Technologies, Inc., a Chief Financial Officer by DSP Cores, Inc., a President-Silicon Valley Chapter by Financial Executives International, a Chief Financial Officer by Persistence Software, Inc., a Chief Financial Officer by Cygnus Solutions, Inc., a Principal by Covalent Systems Corp., a Chief Financial Officer by Eag, Inc., a Principal by Measurex Corp., a Vice President by National Association of Corporate Directors (Virginia), a Chairman-Emeritus by Silicon Valley Directors Exchange, Inc., a Chief Financial Officer by Valence Technology, Inc., and a Principal by Xerox Corp. She also served on the board at Peak International Ltd. She received her undergraduate degree from Santa Clara University and an MBA from Santa Clara University. |
| Joyce Kim |
Joyce Kim founded fortu, Inc. Ms. Kim also currently works at QuickLogic Corp., as Independent Director from 2021, Bring Me a Book Foundation, as Director, CMO Council, as Member, and Zscaler, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer from 2023. Ms. Kim also formerly worked at Stellar Development Foundation, as Executive Director from 2014 to 2016, QRS Corp., as Chief Marketing Officer, Symmetricom, Inc., as Vice President-Marketing, Citrix Systems, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer from 2015 to 2016, NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc., as Principal, Google LLC, as Head-Product Communications, Global IP Solutions, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer, Twilio, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer from 2022 to 2023, Accenture LLP, as Principal, Global IP Solutions (GIPS) Holding AB, as Chief Marketing Officer, Aligo, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer, Deloitte & Touche, as Principal, ARM, Inc., as Chief Digital & Marketing Officer from 2016 to 2020, Wrike, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer, and Genesys Global, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Kim received her undergraduate degree from California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo). |
