Eli Yablonovitch

Eli Yablonovitch is the founder of Luminescent Technologies, Inc. (founded 2002), Alta Devices, Inc. (founded 2007) where the title held is Director, Luxtera, Inc. (founded 2001) where the title held is Director, and KYOCERA AVX Components (San Diego), Inc. (founded 2000) where the title held is Director since 2000.
Current jobs include Professor at the University of California, Berkeley; Member of The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc.; Member of the National Academy of Sciences; Member of the National Academy of Engineering; Member of The Optical Society of America; Member of Eta Kappa Nu; and Member of the American Physical Society.
Former jobs include Chairman at Northrop Grumman Corp., Director-Solid State Physics Research at iconectiv LLC, Professor at Harvard University, Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1992 to 2013, and Principal at Exxon Co. USA. Education includes a doctorate degree from Harvard University conferred in 1972.