Ray Stata
Mr. Stata co-founded ADI in 1965 to focus on high-performance signal processing technology, initially targeting operational amplifiers but later expanding to other linear integrated circuits (IC) and digital signal processors (DSP). Mr. Stata served as ADI’s President from 1971 to 1991, as Chief Executive Officer from 1973 to 1996, as Chair of our Board of Directors from 1973 to March 2022, and continues to serve on our Board of Directors today.
Mr. Stata is active in the high technology industry and in public service, including being the co-founder and the first President of the Massachusetts High Technology Council, a Board member of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) from 1996 to 2013, and serving from 1987 to 2005 on the Executive Committee of the Council on Competitiveness.
He is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the Semiconductor Industry Association's Robert M. Noyce Award for Leadership (2001), IEEE Founder's Medal (2003), EE Times “Lifetime Achievement” award (2008), Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award from the Global Semiconductor Alliance (2017) and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (2018).
Mr. Stata holds a BSEE and MSEE from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has remained actively involved with his alma mater over the years, including serving until 2010 on the Executive Committee of the MIT Corporation and as Chairman of the Visiting Committee of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. In 1984 Mr. Stata was elected to MIT’s Corporation and served as a member of its Executive Committee until 2010. From 1987-1988 Mr. Stata served as President of the MIT Alumni Association.
Outside of the high technology industry, Mr. Stata is an active philanthropist and contributor to the community in which he lives.