Anirudh Devgan

Dr. Anirudh Devgan is a business executive, computer scientist and IEEE Fellow, who currently serves as President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems and member of the board of directors. 

He is widely recognized as one of the world's leading authorities in the field of electronic design automation (EDA). In 2021, Devgan was presented with the prestigious IEEE/SEMI Phil Kaufman Award, and in 2023 he was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.

Under Devgan’s leadership, Cadence Design Systems grew its portfolio of electronic design automation (EDA) solutions, expanded into computational software including AI, computational fluid dynamics and bio-simulation, and achieved several years of record revenue growth.

Devgan began his career at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) where he spent 12 years in management and research at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. He later went to Magma Design Automation where he served as Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Custom Design Business Unit before joining Cadence Design Systems in 2012.

Devgan holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.