infinera corp (INFN:NASDAQ GS)

Executive Profile*

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Dr. David F. Welch, Dave Co-founded Infinera Inc. in 2001 and has been its Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer since January 2007. Mr. Welch is also an Investment Partner with NewSchools Venture Fund. Previously, he served as the Chief Strategy Officer of Infinera Inc. from May 2004 to January 2007. Dr. Welch has a high level of expertise and experience in research and marketing optical technology for fiber optic communications. He was previously the Chief Technical Officer ... and Vice President of Corporate Development at SDL and JDS Uniphase, where he was responsible for overall technology direction and merger and acquisition strategies that culminated in the $41 billion acquisition of SDL by JDS Uniphase. After the merger, Dr. Welch served as Senior Vice President at JDS Uniphase, responsible for technology direction, integration, and business development activities for the amplification and transmission portions of the business. He had joined SDL as a Research Scientist in 1985, before taking the roles of Vice President of Research and Development, Vice President of SDL's Systems Business Group, and Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Corporate Development. Dr. Welch is an Industry Advisor of Diamondhead Ventures. Mr. Welch serves as a Director of Infinera Inc. He has published over 250 articles and is an Author of over 50 patents in the area of optics. Dr. Welch has been awarded the 1992 Adolph Lomb Award from OSA, the 1998 Engineering Achievement Award from LEOS, and the 1999 Fraunhoffer Award. His contributions have been acknowledged in over 17 Products of the Year awards. Dr. Welch is a fellow of the OSA and a Senior Member of the I.E.E.E. He earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

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