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Atlanta, GA | Posted: August 21, 2013
Ashlee Gardner
Online Communications Manager
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Summary Sentence:
Get to know ECE alumnus, Behrooz Abdi, in this short Q & A.
Full Summary:
Get to know ECE alumnus, Behrooz Abdi, in this short Q & A.
Behrooz AbdiName: Behrooz Abdi
GT Degree(s): M.S.E.E.
Year Degree Awarded: 1985
Current Title/Position: President and CEO
Current Company/Organization: InvenSense Inc. (NYSE: INVN)—the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices for consumer electronics products such as smartphones, tablets, game controllers, smart TVs, and wearable sensors.
Describe your average workday.
Multiple reviews with engineering, sales, marketing, finance. Customer visits. Response to investor calls. Emails and presentations. Travel. There are no average days!
How did ECE prepare you for your current role?
Strong technical education, combined with a very practical approach to problem solving.
What advice would you give current ECE students?
Understand how the technology you're studying can, and should, impact consumers and society at large in a positive and meaningful way. If you don't understand that, then it's just a hobby.
Who was your favorite ECE professor?
Dr. Leach
What was your favorite ECE class?
Microelectronics and Analog Design
What do you think is the most important technological breakthrough of the past 20 years?
It's a tie between Internet and wireless connectivity.
When you aren’t being an Electrical/Computer Engineer, what do you like to do?
Travel, Read
Is there anything else you would like to add?
I'm very encouraged with GA Tech's efforts to connect with industry through closer collaborations, technology and business incubation, and other efforts. Tech is a Tier 1 institution and as such carries a tremendous responsibility in nurturing the next generation of technology and business leaders to keep the United States competitive in high tech.
