Ramiro Palma is a Managing Director and Partner and core member of BCG's Technology, Media, and Telecom practice based in Austin, TX. Ramiro focuses primarily on the semiconductor industry and works along the entire value chain including materials, equipment, design, and front-end/back-end manufacturing. Ramiro typically works at the intersection of engineering, operations, and product marketing and has deep expertise in the structure and function of the global semiconductor supply chain.
Prior to BCG, Ramiro was a founder of the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, a startup accelerator that facilitated >$300M in equity funding for Texas startups. Ramiro received his PhD in Chemical Engineering, with a focus in systems engineering, control, and optimization, from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was an NSF Fellow. Ramiro also holds a BSChE with high honors in Chemical Engineering and a BS with highest honors in Chemistry from the University of Florida.