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Deirdre Hanford

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Deirdre Hanford (Deirdre Ryan Hanford [1]) is an American executive in electronic design automation industry. As of 2020 she is Chief Security Officer for Synopsys.[2]

Education and work

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Deidre earned a B.S. in electric engineering from Brown University (1983) and a M.S. in electric engineering from UC Berkeley.[2]

She joined Synopsys in 1987, becoming its 8th employee.[3] Since then she advanced via many roles.[4]

In 2008 she was Chairman of the American Electronics Association.[2] She was named founding CEO of Natcast in January 2024. Prior to that, she was an inaugural member of the Industrial Advisory Committee created by the CHIPS Act.[5]

Awards and recognition

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  • 2001: Marie Pistilli Award - “Deirdre was chosen for this award because of her pioneering leadership and dedicated commitment to serving the design community” (Mar Hershenson, chair of the Workshop for Women in Design Automation) [4]
  • 2001: YWCA Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) Award [2]
  • 1983: Domenoco A. Iolanta Award[6] from Brown University for her senior year team research project [7]

Personal

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Deirdre has three sons. She praises Synopsys for the company's supportive attitude towards women. Her first three promotions coincided with her pregnancies. Deidre is quoted as saying, "Synopsys didn't mommy-track me when I started a family".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Berkeley Engineering Advisory Board" (retrieved February 5, 2020)
  2. ^ a b c d Deirdre Hanford Chief Security Officer, Corporate Staff a Synopsys webpage (retrieved February 5, 2020)
  3. ^ a b Winner: Deirdre Hanford, senior vice president, Synopsys , Silicon Valley Business Journal, May 14, 2006
  4. ^ a b "Award winner faces down design challenges", EE Times, 6.15.2001
  5. ^ "Natcast Names Deirdre Hanford as Chief Executive Officer", Nist.gov, 2024
  6. ^ "Student Awards", Brown University
  7. ^ Focus on:Leadership, Industry Newsletter - School of Engineering - Brown University, p. 4