Payal Desai

Payal Desai has over 25 years of work experience in various operations and management roles. Payal is currently the Director of Operations at Wolfspeed since July 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Director Of Operations and Director Of Operations at Phononic Inc from 2015 to 2022. Payal also served as an Operations Manager at Phononic Inc from 2015 to 2017. Before joining Phononic Inc, Payal worked at Cree as a Department Manager and Training Manager from 2011 to 2015, and as a Manufacturing Engineer IV from 2006 to 2011. Payal also has experience as a Global Effectiveness Leader at RCI from 2003 to 2006. Payal started their career as a Software Developer Intern at New York City Transit from 2001 to 2002 and later worked as a Deputy Manager Quality Control at GE from 1994 to 1999.

Payal Desai holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Civil Engineering from Gujarat University. Payal also has a Master of Science (MS) degree in Information Systems from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Payal is currently enrolled in the Executive Leadership Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, which they will complete in 2024. In addition to their formal education, Payal has obtained certifications in Presenting to Senior Executives from LinkedIn and Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) from ASQ - World Headquarters. Payal also holds certifications in Certified Project Manager (CPM) from Project Management Leadership Group, Inc. (PMLG) and Certified Technical Leadership Program from GE.