Janet Olson

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Janet Olson is American electrical engineer and electronic design automation industry executive, currently VP of research and developments at Cadence Design Systems. Previously, she was Vice President of Engineering at Synopsys. [1]

She received her BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. [1] [2]

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