nanoCoolers' management team is composed of senior executives with a breadth of experience building and leading thermal and startup companies to success. The team brings together seasoned, visionary leaders from companies such as Texas Instruments, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent, Analog Devices, Level One, Cirrus Logic, Magnetek, Crossroads Systems, Cielo Communications and Aavid.
Jim Clardy
President & CEO
Jim Clardy is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of diversified experience in the computer, semiconductor, and consumer electronics industries. Previously Jim was a co-founder of Crystal Semiconductor and was its CEO from its inception in 1984 until 1997. In 1992, he managed the merger of Crystal with Cirrus Logic and managed this wholly owned subsidiary until retiring. Prior to co-founding Crystal, Jim was a vice president of Harris Semiconductor, where he was responsible for worldwide operations, including manufacturing, engineering and administrative activities. Additionally, he spent 21 years with Texas Instruments as a senior manager. Jim received his BS in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee. In 1995, Jim was selected as Entrepreneur of the Year in Austin, Texas, for his work at Crystal Semiconductor. He was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement in Technology Award in 1997 by the Austin Chapter of the American Electronics Association.
Uttam Ghoshal, Ph.D.
Founder & CTO (BTech, Ph.D. EE)
Uttam Ghoshal has over 17 years of advanced research and design engineering experience in the fields of cryoelectronics, computer system cooling and VLSI circuit design. Before founding nanoCoolers, Dr. Ghoshal was a Senior Research Staff Member and Master Inventor at IBM Research. He has over 80 issued patents and has authored more than 70 refereed publications. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California Berkeley and the B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
