MAITREYEE MAHAJANI
Vice President of Fab Management
Western Digital
Maitreyee Mahajani, vice president of fab operations at Western Digital, manages the SanDisk-Toshiba JVs and is responsible for managing NAND supply strategy, long term Fab strategy, and all aspects of maintaining relationship with the JV partner (Toshiba). Maitreyee has successfully negotiated several strategic contracts to enhance the value of the JV for WD.
Prior to joining SanDisk, Maitreyee worked at Applied Materials for an aggregate of 15+ years in various technical leadership positions. Maitreyee has extensive experience developing semiconductor processing equipment starting from the very first 300mm WCVD chamber to new ALD platforms.
Maitreyee worked as a process and device integration engineer at Matrix Semiconductors, a startup developing 3D cross point Memory where she developed many innovative ideas for building 3D devices.
Maitreyee holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from College of Engineering Pune, India and a master’s degree in material science from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. She holds over 40 patents and is a recipient of YWCA TWIN award (Tribute to Women in Industry). She actively participates in women network activities at WD and enjoys mentoring budding women engineers.