Sanjay Mehrotra | |
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| Born | June 27, 1958 [1] Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Education | BITS Pilani UC Berkeley (BS, MS) |
| Title | CEO of Micron |
| Spouse | Sangeeta Mehrotra |
| Children | 2 |
Sanjay Mehrotra is an Indian-American business executive and the CEO of Micron Technology. He was a co-founder of SanDisk, and its president and CEO from 2011 until its acquisition by Western Digital in 2016. [2] [3]
Mehrotra was born in 1958 in Kanpur, India. [4] He is the youngest of four siblings. [4] His father was a liaison officer in the cotton industry, who later moved the family to New Delhi when Mehrotra was 10 years old. [4] At an early age, Mehrotra began expressing interest in math and science, and he has since said that his father and siblings played a significant role in encouraging him to pursue an education in STEM. [4] As a teenager, he began taking mechanical courses in school and eventually transferred over to Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, a top-ranking high school in New Delhi. [4]
Mehrotra has said that it was his father’s dream to see him continue his education in the U.S., so he committed himself to applying to American universities. [4] At the age of 18, Mehrotra moved to the U.S., transferring from BITS Pilani to attend the University of California, Berkeley, [4] where he earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. [4]
He graduated in 2009 from Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program. [5]
In 2022, the National Academy of Engineering elected Mehrotra as a member for his contributions to nonvolatile memory design and architecture enabling multilevel cell NAND flash products. [6] Mehrotra holds more than 70 patents. [7] He has published articles in the area of non-volatile memory design and flash memory systems. [5]
Mehrotra co-founded SanDisk in 1988 and was president and CEO from 2011 until 2016. He previously was executive vice president and chief operating officer, senior vice president of engineering, vice president of product development and director of memory design and product engineering. [8]
He has more than 35 years of experience in the non-volatile semiconductor memory industry, including engineering and management positions at SanDisk, Micron, Integrated Device Technology, SEEQ Technology, Intel, and Atmel. [5]
Following the announcement of Mark Durcan's retirement in February 2017, Mehrotra was named chief executive officer. [3] His appointment became effective May 8, 2017, with Durcan as an adviser to the company until early August 2017. [9]
While CEO at Micron, Mehrotra was appointed 2019 chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association, the primary advocacy organization for the U.S. semiconductor industry. [10]
Mehrotra has received the following awards and honors:
In April 2014, Mehrotra along with Shankar Sastry, dean and Carlson professor of engineering at UC Berkeley, opened the SanDisk Computing Lab at the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. The lab was funded by a $1 million donation by SanDisk to the College of Engineering. The donation also funded recently completed renovations to Cory Hall, home of the College's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. [26]
As of 2024, Mehrotra is on the board of directors for Micron Technology, CDW, and the Semiconductor Industry Association.
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