Sal Afzal is a Managing Director at a leading semiconductor company managing one of its premier power technologies. He has a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University. He has completed his executive management education from Stanford. He has more than 15 years of experience in the semiconductor and electronics industry.
Moving into engineering management in 2017, Sal quickly scaled up his team by more than 50% to support rapid revenue growth. As a result of his efforts, he was promoted to Director level in 2019 and then later to Managing Director in 2022.
Originally from Pakistan, Sal immigrated to the United States in 2007. He has overcome some unique circumstances – from talking his way out of having AK-47’s pointed at him in South Asia, to adjusting to American society and getting higher education in the states. He is multilingual and understands middle eastern culture and economics.
Details on his professional accomplishments can be found here
His interests revolve around
- The Data Center Industry
- Electronics
- Music Production
- Kiteboarding
- Leadership
- Communication