Richard Chernicoff is president of Tessera Intellectual Property Corp. Chernicoff oversees strategy and operations as he leads efforts with companies that use Tessera’s patented inventions that enable new levels of miniaturization and product performance in electronics.

Chernicoff brings significant licensing experience and expertise, including a deep customer and industry network, to his new role. He joins Tessera from Unity Semiconductor, which he joined in 2009 as president. Previously, he served as senior vice president of business development for SanDisk Corporation, where he structured, negotiated and closed more than 20 intellectual property transactions with companies worldwide. Before SanDisk, from 2000 to 2003, he was an M&A partner at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, where his teams closed transactions totaling over $3.5 billion. Prior to Brobeck, Chernicoff was a corporate attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

Chernicoff holds a juris doctorate from St. John’s University Law School in Queens, New York, and a bachelor’s of science degree in Accounting from California State University, Northridge.