Ajit Manocha

Mr. Ajit Manocha is the president and CEO of SEMI, the global industry association serving the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain. Throughout his career, Mr. Manocha has been a champion of industry collaboration as a critical means of advancing technology for societal and economic prosperity. 

Mr. Manocha was formerly CEO at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. Prior to this he held the role of EVP of worldwide operations at Spansion and earlier served as EVP and chief manufacturing officer at Philips/NXP Semiconductors.  He began his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a research scientist where he was granted more than a dozen patents related to semiconductor manufacturing processes. 

Mr. Manocha is active on global advocacy and workforce development issues and has served on President Obama’s committees for “Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships” and the President’s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (PCAST).