Dr. Ichiro Aoki is one of our Co-founders and serves as indie’s President. He works closely with our executive team and the Board of Directors to create, update and manage execution of the Company’s strategies and technical roadmaps.
Prior to joining indie, he was a Co-founder, Board Member and Chief Architect of Axiom Microdevices, which was subsequently sold to Skyworks Solutions. Previously, he founded and served as co-CEO of PST Eletronica Ltd. in Brazil, which was later sold to Stoneridge, Inc.
Dr. Aoki, who is fluent in Japanese, Portuguese and English, has developed 35 patents worldwide and authored numerous IEEE papers, two of which have over 400 citations.
Dr. Aoki holds a Ph.D. and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
He serves as a California Institute of Technology Electrical Engineering Advisory Council Member and is also a California Institute of Technology Space-based Solar Power Project (SSPP) Scientific Advisory Board Member.