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. He holds five patents.
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. He 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
Shahin Hedayat
Director
Founder of Centillium, Beceem, and Candou Ventures. 25 years of semiconductor experience.
Dr. David Wentzloff
Director
Founder of Psikick, Cubeworks and Professor at the University of Michigan.
Amos Ben-Meir
Observer
Investor and entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in semiconductor industry.
David Hartmann
Observer
Investor, mentor and entrepreneur with over 30 years experience in networking space.