Sanjay Natarajan

Sanjay Natarajan is a SVP and GM of Intel Foundry Technology Research & External R&D Engagements group at Intel Corporation. He is responsible for Intel's internal semiconductor research, external engagements with Universities and Consortia, and government engagements worldwide related to semiconductor R&D. During his 31-year career in the semiconductor R&D industry, Sanjay led the development of Intel's 14nm process technology, and prior to that, he led development of Intel's industry-leading 32nm process technology. In addition to Intel, Sanjay has held senior executive positions at Applied Materials, where he led a group developing new types of semiconductor equipment focused on extending Moore’s Law. Outside of work, Sanjay is a Research Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering at Portland State University. He also serves on the Advisory Boards to the Deans of Engineering at Portland State University and Carnegie Mellon University and serves on the Advisory Council for the National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate. He is an IEEE member and received his BS, MS, PhD in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.