Steven E. Schulz
President and Chief Executive Officer
Silicon Integration Initiative, Inc.

Since 2002, Steve has served as President and CEO of Si2, the leading worldwide consortium of semiconductor and software companies developing EDA standards and supporting technology. Under Steve’s leadership, membership has increased 400%, and output of collaborative technology has expanded in both frequency and scope to better serve a rapidly changing industry.

Steve was previously VP, Corporate Marketing for BOPS Inc. and a veteran of Texas Instruments. At TI, he was Senior Member,Technical Staff and manager of EDA strategy and reliability strategy. Steve was chair of the Design Sciences Technical Advisory Board at Semiconductor Research Corporation, co-chair of Accellera, President of VHDL International, and chair of VITAL and Rosetta standards. He has authored over 200 articles on EDA and design methodology, was a founding editor of ASIC & EDA and Integrated System Design magazines, and currently authors a weekly blog for Chip Design magazine. Steve also serves on the Boards of emerging technology startups.

Steve received his BSEE from U. Maryland, and an MBA from U. Texas. He is an active jazz trombone musician in the Austin area.