Lakshmi Narayana Kethamreddy

Lakshmi Narayana Kethamreddy has extensive experience in the semiconductor industry, currently serving as Vice President & Head of Foundry Business Unit at Samsung Semiconductor since August 2019, overseeing a team of over 1,000 R&D engineers in various fields including Design Platform Engineering and SOC Design Services. Prior to this role, Kethamreddy held positions such as Head of Product Applications Engineering for Xilinx in the ASEAN region, Managing Director & Head of SOC Engineering at Chelsio Communications, Director of SoC Engineering at AMD, and Sr. Director & Head of India Design Centre at Conexant. Kethamreddy began a career in the industry at IBM, serving as Sr. ASIC Design Manager. Kethamreddy holds an MBA in Finance & Strategy from the University of Texas, an M.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Wayne State University, and an M.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy.