Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 29, 1999
LOUIS R. TOMASETTA, a co-founder of Vitesse Semiconductor, has been
President, CEO and a Director since the Company's inception in February
1987. From 1984 to 1987, Dr. Tomasetta served as President of the
integrated circuits division of Vitesse Electronics Corporation. Prior
to that, Dr. Tomasetta was the director of the Advanced Technology
Implementation department at Rockwell International Corporation. In this
position, he had responsibility for over $50 million in programs
including the ARPA GaAs pilot. Dr. Tomasetta has over 25 years
experience in the management and development of GaAs based businesses,
products and technology. He received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Profile
just to set the stage for the readers?
Dr. Tomasetta: Vitesse was started about 15 years ago by a group of us
that
