Vinod Agarwal

Dr. Vinod K. Agarwal is an Indian-American businessman and scientist. As C.E.O. of two international semiconductor companies, he is recognized as one of the foremost experts in the field. He was a professor at McGill University in Montreal, Canada from 1978 to 1992. He then founded LogicVision, which he took public in October, 2001, as the first technology IPO following the terrorist attacks earlier that year. Agarwal left LogicVision in 2005 to start SemIndia, a semiconductor company based in India.

Biography

Born in Mathura, India, Agarwal received his undergraduate education at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, followed by a M.S. from University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University.

Professorship

While still a student, Agarwal visited Montreal during the 1976 Summer Olympics. He immediately fell in love with the city and decided to move there as soon as possible. Upon completing his Ph.D., Dr. Agarwal joined the faculty of the Computer Science Department at the McGill. He stayed on the faculty for 16 years, eventually retiring as head of the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Accolades

Dr. Agarwal has been recognized for his contributions to the field by being named Silicon India's 2002 Enterpreneur of the year, as well as being profiled in [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/18/8386166/index.htm Fortune Magazine] and the [http://www.whartonglobal.com/wgbf2005/india/spkrvinoda.asp Wharton Global Business Forum] among other publications and conferences. He is also recognized on the List of Notable BITS alumni.