Dr. Rakesh Kumar

Dr. Rakesh Kumar is a semiconductor industry veteran, an entrepreneur, and
an educator. Currently he Chairs the IEEE/Technical Activities Data-based
Strategy AdHoc committee, and DataPort. He is the past-Chair of IEEE
Roadmaps. He participates in the IEEE 2050, Future Directions and Industry
Engagement committees. He has been IEEE SSCS President, an IEEE HKN
Governor, and on the Boards of IEEE SSCS, TEMS, and SSIT. He is the
founder, President & CEO of Technology Connexions.He educates and mentors
in IEEE VoLT and potential entrepreneurs at UCSD. Dr. Kumar authored the
book “Fabless Semiconductor Implementation”, published by McGraw Hill. He
is in the IEEE TAB Hall of Honor. During 40+ years in the semiconductor
industry he has been VP&GM at Cadence Design, and has held various technical
and management positions at Unisys and Motorola.