Dr. Siva Sivaram serves as President of Western Digital Corporation where he focuses on developing the corporate strategy and the technologies that fuel its growth.
Sivaram has more than 35 years of experience in semiconductor technologies and manufacturing. He has held executive positions at Intel, Matrix Semiconductor, and SanDisk. Additionally, he was the founder and CEO of Twin Creeks Technologies, a solar panel, and equipment company.
Sivaram has authored numerous technical papers and a textbook on chemical vapor deposition and holds several patents in semiconductor and solar technologies.
Sivaram serves on the board of directors of the Global Semiconductor Alliance and the US-India Business Council. He has been on the board of directors and advised several start-up firms and was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Crosslink Capital and XSeed Capital.
He also serves as Chairman of the board of trustees for Akshaya Patra, the world’s largest NGO dedicated to feeding school children.
Sivaram received his Doctorate and Master’s degrees in Materials Science from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has been nominated to its Board of Trustees. Additionally, he is a Distinguished Alumnus of the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi, India, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.