Movellus Team
Our Leadership
Dr. Mo Faisal
CEO
Founder, President and CEO. Prior to founding Movellus, Dr. Faisal held positions at semiconductor companies such as Intel and PMC Sierra. Faisal received his B.S. from the University of Waterloo, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and holds several patents. Dr. Faisal was named a “Top 20 Entrepreneur” by the University of Michigan Zell Lurie Institute.
Saeid Ghafouri
COO
Saeid has more than two decades of experience in the EDA industry, having held executive positions through CEO level at CoWare, Magma Design Automation, Synopsys, Silicon Architect, and Cadence.
Mr. Ghafouri was also CEO at interHDL. He holds two patents.
Dr. Jeff Fredenburg
VP of Engineering
Founder & Engineering VP. Dr. Fredenburg manages the technical development leadership for Movellus’ analog IP generator technology.
Dr. Fredenburg received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan. He holds four patents.
Our Board of Directors
Mo Faisal
Chairman
Founder & Chairman of Movellus
Ray Stata
Director
Founder & Chairman of Analog Devices
Founder of Stata Ventures
Shahin Hedayat
Director
Founder of Candou Ventures, Centillium & Beceem
David Wentzloff
Director
Founder of Psikick, Cubeworks & Professor at U of Michigan
Thomas Urban Observer
Investment Director at Intel Capital
David Hartmann
Observer
Investor, mentor & entrepreneur