SHANE WHITESIDE
CEO/PRESIDENT
SUMMIT INTERCONNECT
WHY: Oversees largest privately held maker of printed circuit boards (PCB) in the U.S., focused on quick-turn manufacturing for aerospace, defense and other commercial sectors.
NOTABLE: Laguna Hills resident led lobbying effort to expand 2022 CHIPS Act, designed to spur production. For the CHIPS Act to have the intended impact, Congress must take strong action to support the whole ecosystem, he said.
