Craig Ensley
Craig Ensley has led semiconductor businesses in Analog, DSP, MEMS & Sensors, Communications Networking (RF/Wireless, Optical, & Wired), Mobile, PCs, and Consumer Electronics; all with significant global presence.
Most recently he has been the CEO or President of three venture-backed companies which he repositioned to drive growth, create first profitability, and deliver superior shareholder returns. Previously he served as SVP of a public firm where he helped lead a successful $1 billion turnaround & restructuring. Prior, he was an executive helping build two businesses from pre-revenue to $300-400 million sales.
Mr. Ensley serves as a Board Director of Mentium Technologies, which delivers mission-critical Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to Edge Devices.
Craig also serves on the Board (“Governing Council”) of the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group, the WW supplier ecosystem.
He is an active investor with the Santa Barbara Angel Investor Alliance.
Previously, Craig was CEO of Atomica (formerly “IMT”), where he and the team grew it to become the largest MEMS & Sensor manufacturing foundry in the U.S. Prior to Atomica, he was CEO of DisplayLink, creating an enterprise video networking firm with global leadership. Craig was President of Peregrine, which built high-volume RF & Wireless devices leading the world's transitions to 3G & 4G wireless. Peregrine invented high volume SOI (Silicon on Insulator) process technology, and took over markets previously served by GaAs.
Craig’s earlier roles were leading strategy, development, and marketing. As SVP, he was on the team to restructure Cirrus Logic from massive losses to profitability and growth. He previously helped start Crystal Semiconductor, which became the world’s highest growth analog & mixed signal DSP company. Craig’s first executive position was starting and building the communications semiconductor business of Rockwell International to achieve dominant worldwide brand and market share, and which Rockwell subsequently spun out as 3 public companies: Mindspeed, Jazz, & Conexant.
Craig served on the Boards of Directors of the Consumer Electronics Association Home Networking Division and Audio Division, and the KLRU Austin PBS Television Station.
Mr. Ensley has an MBA from Stanford University. He also has a BS in Applied Physics and a BA in Economics, both from the University of California at San Diego.