Bringing 40 years of tech experience to lead the global semiconductor industry, David Goeckeler, CEO of Western Digital, joins to lead the SIA Board of Directors.
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced that David Goeckeler, CEO of Western Digital, has been appointed Chair of its Board of Directors. SIA represents 99% of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and about two-thirds of semiconductor companies outside the U.S.
John Neuffer, the president and CEO of SIA, extended his pleasure for the new appointment, citing that Goeckeler’s extensive experience of four decades in the technology and semiconductor industry will suit his position to lead the Board for 2025.
As CEO of Western Digital, David Goeckeler has steered the company’s journey in data storage solutions. Before this, he was Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Networking and Security Business, starting his career at Bell Laboratories. Recently, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce named Goeckeler chairman of the U.S.-Japan Business Council (USJBC).
“Through partnership with my colleagues on the SIA Board, I look forward to strengthening our shared industry priorities in Washington and around the world,” commented David Goeckeler on his new responsibility.
Looking forward, he highlighted that effective government policies are more crucial now than ever to accelerate innovation and expansion in the global semiconductor scenario.
He further noted, “Semiconductor innovation is the transformative backbone of everything from the smartphone in your pocket to hyperscale cloud infrastructure to artificial intelligence that uplift society and improve our quality of life.”
