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'''Sanjay Mehrotra''' is an [[Indian Americans|Indian American]] business executive and the CEO of [[Micron Technology]]. He was the co-founder of [[SanDisk]], where he served as [[president (corporate title)|president]] and CEO until its acquisition by [[Western Digital]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=SanDisk | title= SanDisk announces planned retirement of Chairman and CEO Eli Harari | url=http://www.sandisk.com/about-sandisk/press-room/press-releases/2010/2010-07-22-sandisk-announces-planned-retirement-of-chairman-ceo/ | date=2010-07-22 | accessdate=2010-07-22}}</ref><ref name ='micron_job'>{{cite news|last1=Tallis|first1=Billy|title=Micron Hires New CEO: Sanjay Mehrotra, SanDisk Co-Founder and Former CEO|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11305/micron-hires-new-ceo-sanjay-mehrotra-sandisk-cofounder-and-former-ceo|accessdate=27 April 2017|publisher=Anandtech|date=27 April 2017}}</ref> <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:SanDisk CEO Sanjay Mehrotra delivers commencement address at UC Berkeley May 18, 2014.jpg|thumb|alt=Sanjay Mehrotra delivered a commencement address to graduates of the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering on May 18, 2014.|Sanjay Mehrotra delivered a commencement address to graduates of the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering on May 18, 2014.]] -->
'''Sanjay Mehrotra''' is an [[Indian Americans|Indian American]] business executive and the CEO of [[Micron Technology]]. He was the co-founder of [[SanDisk]], where he served as [[president (corporate title)|president]] and CEO until its acquisition by [[Western Digital]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=SanDisk | title= SanDisk announces planned retirement of Chairman and CEO Eli Harari | url=http://www.sandisk.com/about-sandisk/press-room/press-releases/2010/2010-07-22-sandisk-announces-planned-retirement-of-chairman-ceo/ | date=2010-07-22 | accessdate=2010-07-22}}</ref><ref name ='micron_job'>{{cite news|last1=Tallis|first1=Billy|title=Micron Hires New CEO: Sanjay Mehrotra, SanDisk Co-Founder and Former CEO|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11305/micron-hires-new-ceo-sanjay-mehrotra-sandisk-cofounder-and-former-ceo|accessdate=27 April 2017|publisher=Anandtech|date=27 April 2017}}</ref> <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:SanDisk CEO Sanjay Mehrotra delivers commencement address at UC Berkeley May 18, 2014.jpg|thumb|alt=Sanjay Mehrotra delivered a commencement address to graduates of the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering on May 18, 2014.|Sanjay Mehrotra delivered a commencement address to graduates of the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering on May 18, 2014.]] -->

==Early life and education==
Mehrotra was born in [[Kanpur]], India, the youngest of four siblings. <ref>{{cite news | work=Computer History Museum | title=Oral History of Sanjay Mehrotra | url=https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2019/08/102740455-05-01-acc.pdf | date=2019-02-14 | accessdate=2021-10-11}}</ref> His father was a liaison officer in the cotton industry, who later moved the family to [[New Delhi]] when Mehrotra was 10 years old. 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. 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.

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. At the age of 18, Mehrotra moved to the U.S., transferring from [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science|BITS Pilani]] to attend the [[University of California, Berkeley]], where earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in [[Electrical Engineering]] and [[Computer science|Computer Science]]. He completed his master’s degree by the age of 21.

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He graduated in 2009 from [[Stanford University]] Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/alumni/contact/alumni-association/about-alumni/sanjay-mehrotra|title=Sanjay Mehrotra|work=Stanford Graduate School of Business|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en}}</ref>

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Mehrotra holds more than 70 patents.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/27/micron_looks_to_sandisk_for_new_ceo/|title=Micron looks to SanDisk for new CEO|last=Mellor|first=Chris|date=27 April 2017|work=The Register|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en}}</ref> He has published articles in the area of [[non-volatile memory]] design and [[flash memory]] systems.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}


==SanDisk==
==SanDisk==
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While CEO at Micron, Mehrotra was appointed 2019 chairman of the [[Semiconductor Industry Association]], the primary advocacy organization for the U.S. semiconductor industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/micron-president-and-ceo-sanjay-mehrotra-elected-chair-of-semiconductor-industry-association-300758025.html|title = Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra Elected Chair of Semiconductor Industry Association}}</ref>
While CEO at Micron, Mehrotra was appointed 2019 chairman of the [[Semiconductor Industry Association]], the primary advocacy organization for the U.S. semiconductor industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/micron-president-and-ceo-sanjay-mehrotra-elected-chair-of-semiconductor-industry-association-300758025.html|title = Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra Elected Chair of Semiconductor Industry Association}}</ref>

==Education==
Mehrotra spent a few years of his early education at a Delhi school, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Lodhi Road.

He started college at [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science|BITS Pilani]] and transferred to the [[University of California, Berkeley]].

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Mehrotra was awarded his bachelor's and master's degrees in [[Electrical Engineering]] and [[Computer science|Computer Science]]s at Berkeley. He graduated in 2009 from [[Stanford University]] Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/alumni/contact/alumni-association/about-alumni/sanjay-mehrotra|title=Sanjay Mehrotra|work=Stanford Graduate School of Business|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en}}</ref>

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Mehrotra holds more than 70 patents.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/27/micron_looks_to_sandisk_for_new_ceo/|title=Micron looks to SanDisk for new CEO|last=Mellor|first=Chris|date=27 April 2017|work=The Register|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en}}</ref> He has published articles in the area of [[non-volatile memory]] design and [[flash memory]] systems.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}


==Awards==
==Awards==

Revision as of 17:35, 11 October 2021

Sanjay Mehrotra
Born (1958-06-27) June 27, 1958 (age 65)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BS, MS)
TitleCEO of Micron
SpouseSangeeta Mehrotra
Children2

Sanjay Mehrotra is an Indian American business executive and the CEO of Micron Technology. He was the co-founder of SanDisk, where he served as president and CEO until its acquisition by Western Digital in 2016.[1][2]

Early life and education

Mehrotra was born in Kanpur, India, the youngest of four siblings. [3] His father was a liaison officer in the cotton industry, who later moved the family to New Delhi when Mehrotra was 10 years old. 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. 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.

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. At the age of 18, Mehrotra moved to the U.S., transferring from BITS Pilani to attend the University of California, Berkeley, where earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He completed his master’s degree by the age of 21.

He graduated in 2009 from Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program.[4]

Mehrotra holds more than 70 patents.[5] He has published articles in the area of non-volatile memory design and flash memory systems.[citation needed]

SanDisk

Mehrotra co-founded SanDisk in 1988 and served as president and CEO from 2011 until 2016. He previously served as 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.[6]

He has more than 30 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.[citation needed]

Micron

Following the announcement of Mark Durcan's retirement in February 2017, Mehrotra was named chief executive officer.[2] His appointment became effective May 8, 2017, with Durcan serving as an adviser to the company until early August 2017.[7]

While CEO at Micron, Mehrotra was appointed 2019 chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association, the primary advocacy organization for the U.S. semiconductor industry.[8]

Awards

Mehrotra has received the following awards and honors:

  • "IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award" (with SanDisk co-founders Ei Harari and Jack Yuan) for "leadership in the development and commercialization of Flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory-based data storage products", 2006.[9]
  • "CEO of the Year" from the Entrepreneur's Foundation of Silicon Valley in recognition of his leadership in advancing SanDisk's community service activities, December 10, 2013.[10]
  • "Distinguished Alumni Award in Electrical Engineering" from the University of California, Berkeley, 2013.[11]
  • "Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Chinese Institute of Engineers USA at the 13th annual Asian American Engineer of the Year Award ceremony March 1, 2014.[12]
  • Mehrotra was honored by the American India Foundation for "personal philanthropic efforts and for leading SanDisk's programs to advance educational opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, March 21, 2015.[13]
  • "Philanthropic CEO of the Year" from the American Red Cross Silicon Valley for his "remarkable impact toward fulfilling [the] mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering locally, nationally and internationally," October 24, 2015.[14]
  • 2019 Flash Memory Summit Lifetime Achievement Award for “co-founding SanDisk, advancing the architecture that enabled the industry and market for flash memory, and leadership of Micron Technology, Inc. and the Semiconductor Industry Association.” [15]

Activities

On April 18, 2014, Mehrotra along with S. Shankar Sastry, Dean and Carlson Professor of Engineering at UC Berkeley, opened the SanDisk Computing Lab 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.[citation needed]

Mehrotra currently serves on the board of directors for Micron Technology, CDW, Stanford Health Care, Semiconductor Industry Association, and the Engineering Advisory Board at the University of California, Berkley. [16]

References

  1. ^ "SanDisk announces planned retirement of Chairman and CEO Eli Harari". SanDisk. July 22, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Tallis, Billy (April 27, 2017). "Micron Hires New CEO: Sanjay Mehrotra, SanDisk Co-Founder and Former CEO". Anandtech. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Oral History of Sanjay Mehrotra" (PDF). Computer History Museum. February 14, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sanjay Mehrotra". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Mellor, Chris (April 27, 2017). "Micron looks to SanDisk for new CEO". The Register. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Q&A: SanDisk CEO Sanjay Mehrotra on flash and its 3-D future". San Jose Mercury News. August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "Chipmaker Micron Picks SanDisk Co-Founder as New CEO". Fortune. April 27, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra Elected Chair of Semiconductor Industry Association".
  9. ^ "IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award". IEEE. June 1, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2006.
  10. ^ "Silicon Valley Community Foundation recognizes Five Award Winners at Annual Powered by EF reception". Silicon Valley Community Foundation. December 10, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "Berkeley EECS Distinguished Alumni". University of California, Berkeley. June 1, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  12. ^ "Lifetime Achievement Award for SanDisk's Sanjay Mehrotra". India West. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  13. ^ "Annual Bay Area Gala 2015". American India Foundation. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  14. ^ "Sandisk's Sanjay Mehrotra named American Red Cross' Philanthropic CEO of the Year". The Mercury News. October 8, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "Flash Memory Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 - Sanjay Mehrotra".
  16. ^ "Sanjay Mehrotra".

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