1979, BTech in Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India; 1980, MSc in Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA; 1984, PhD in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 1996, Co-Founder, Nitres, the first start-up in Gallium Nitride (GaN) LEDs and transistors in the world; acquired by CREE in 2000 and established as the CREE Santa Barbara Technology Center. Co-Founder and CEO, Transphorm. Professor, ECE Department, University of California, Santa Barbara. Fellow, IEEE. 2009, elected to the US National Academy of Engineering. Author of over 700 publications; holder of over 30 patents. Recipient: 2007 IEEE David Sarnoff Award, for "Developing Gallium Nitride Electronics"; Distinguished Alumnus Award, IIT Kanpur.