Bio :

David Anderson was appointed president of the New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering and Science (NY CREATES) in April 2022.

He joined NY CREATES after most recently serving as President for SEMI Americas, the leading global industry association for the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain.

Anderson has a BS in Materials Engineering, an MBA and completed doctoral studies in Industrial Engineering and Management of Technology.

David Anderson has extensive experience in technology development, process engineering, operations management, supply chain, international marketing, government relations and strategy. He is an influential thought leader in articulating new technology business strategies, building high-performing executive teams, and rallying stakeholders around critical industry initiatives.

As President of NY CREATES, Anderson provides strategic leadership to the organization to grow and achieve its mission of accelerating new semiconductor technology research, workforce development and training, and fostering innovation that leads to regional economic advancement, creating strong partnerships with industry, academia, and state/federal government for research, education, and economic development programs.

Prior to NY CREATES, he was President of SEMI Americas, leading SEMI’s programs and visibility in the Americas with ownership of all Americas regional initiatives, projects and event. Before joining SEMI, Anderson was the Founder and CEO for Novati Technologies, Inc., which provided customized technology development and product commercialization services for semiconductor and bio/med-technologies in support of telecom, consumer, aerospace/defense and life sciences applications.

Before that, he held executive positions for development foundries ATDF and SVTC Technologies. Anderson also held leadership positions at Fairchild Semiconductor, National Semiconductor, and SEMATECH.

He has published numerous articles and industry presentations and has a BS degree from Purdue University in Materials/Metallurgical Engineering and a Master in Business Administration from Nasson College. He completed doctoral studies in Industrial Engineering/Management of Technology at Arizona State University. Anderson has served on several boards and was awarded the 2014 Innovator of the Year by EE Times and Electronic Design News (EDN) news media.