CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO , SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS
WHY: Heads Orange County’s most valuable publicly traded technology company, which has about $5.5B in annual sales. Producer of semiconductors for wireless handsets and other devices that enable wireless connectivity. Apple is largest customer.
IN THE NEWS: Introduced Si89xx family of isolated analog amplifiers, voltage sensors and delta-sigma modulator devices at the CES tech and electronics show in Las Vegas this year.
QUOTABLE: “To achieve a sustainable, thriving Orange County for all, local businesses need to work together to make tech talent development a top county priority, and deploy our strategic resources to achieve operational scale.”