Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 19, 2004
F. SCOTT MOODY is the co-founder, President and CEO of AuthenTec, Inc..
Since founding the Company, Mr. Moody has been responsible for its
overall strategic direction, fund raising, business development and the
management of day-to-day operations. The Company has been able to
assemble a highly qualified team, introduce new products at a rapid
pace, quickly ramp to production and develop strong relationships with
industry partners. Prior to founding AuthenTec, Mr. Moody was the Vice
President of a $200M division of Harris' Semiconductor Sector (now
Intersil). During his tenure at Harris, Mr. Moody led the very
successful turnaround of several diverse operations including the
repositioning of the commodity logic business which was eventually sold
to TI, the acquisition and repositioning of GE Microelectronics and the
highly profitable turn around of the Group's Mil/Aero business. Mr.
Moody began his career at Harris in 1980 where he gained experience in
both the Semiconductor and Electronic Systems Sectors, including
functional experience in engineering, manufacturing, program management,
marketing and general management. Mr. Moody received a BS in Industrial
Engineering from North Carolina State in 1980 and an executive MBA from
the University of Florida in 1987 Profile
AuthenTec?
Mr. Moody: AuthenTec is a fabless semiconductor company. We were founded
in 1998 using technology originally spun
