Neelesh Pai

About Neelesh Pai

Dynamic and senior semiconductor technical and business leader with over two decades of experience in Foundry, ASIC, FPGA, CPU and custom silicon for Datacenter, AI, Networking and Mobile. Demonstrated expertise in semiconductor industry dynamics and business models including leading strategic initiatives in business development, product marketing and operations. Extensive experience in all aspects of silicon pricing from wafer level to finished good SoC, CPU pricing, IP, packaging/test, ASIC design services and with contract negotiations including for M&A like business unit spin-offs and acquisitions. In depth knowledge of market modeling, competitive analysis, go to market activities, demand/capacity planning and revenue management. Broad technical and operational experience in all aspects of SoC design/development and semiconductor manufacturing/supply chains, semiconductor IP and product platforms.Proven ability in growing and leading multi-disciplinary multi-geo teams that excel at collaborating cross-functionally across business and technical realms to build partnerships and accelerate growth.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Intel Foundry Pricing

   Intel

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Leader in defining pricing for Intel Foundry (2024 FY reported revenue ~$18B) worldwide across allexternal customers and internal Intel business units• Responsible for setting roadmap and deals pricing for all segments - Client, Datacenter & AI, Networking, FPGA including competitive analysis. • Experience in customer contract negotiations working with Intel & external leadership teams. • Responsible for pricing negotiations & pricing infrastructure and operations for Altera Spin-Off • Part of the team that helped close several deals including multi-billion-dollar public sector deal

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  M.S., Electrical Engineering

  2007 — 2009

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  MBA

  2007 — 2009

• University of Mumbai

  B.E., Electronics & Telecommunications

  1992 — 1996

• Penn State University

  M.S., Electrical Engineering

  1996 — 1998

Skills

• Product Development
• Embedded Systems
• Eda
• Semiconductors
• Computer Architecture
• Mobile Devices
• Asic
• Microprocessors
• Semiconductor Industry
• Product Management
• Strategy
• Soc
• Engineering Management
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Consumer Electronics
• Strategic Partnerships
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Product Marketing
• Ic
• Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Analog
• Wireless
• Business Development
• Intel
• Supply Chain
• Mixed Signal