Bruce McWilliams, Ph.D., is the CEO of SuVolta, a provider of low-power semiconductor technology; executive-in-residence at U.S. Venture Partners; and on Tessera’s board of directors, where he has served since joining Tessera in 1999. He was the company’s chief strategy officer from August 2008 to April 2009, focusing on strategic issues facing the company, including growing its foundational intellectual property (IP) and expanding its presence in the debate over public policy issues involving IP. McWilliams was Tessera’s president and chief executive officer from 1999 until August 2008, during which time he defined the company’s growth and profitability strategy, steering it from an operating loss to a 65 percent CAGR rate between 2002 and 2006.

McWilliams has more than 20 years of executive and technical management experience in the semiconductor industry. He has held numerous executive management positions, including senior vice president at Flextronics International, a position he assumed upon Flextronics’ acquisition of nCHIP, Inc. A co-founder of nCHIP, a multi-chip module packaging company, he served as the company’s president and CEO until its acquisition. McWilliams was previously president and CEO of S-Vision, a silicon chip-based display company, which he also co-founded.

McWilliams is a member of the board of directors for Intermolecular, Inc., a molecular engineering electronics company, and is also on the board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University. In 2005, he was awarded Ernst & Young’s Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year award. He holds bachelors and master’s of science degrees, and a doctorate in physics from Carnegie Mellon University.