Joseph Monkowski

Who is Joseph Monkowski?

Joseph Monkowski is the Chief Executive Officer of Pivotal Systems. He has extensive experience in the semiconductor industry

focused on solving process problems similar to those being addressed by

Pivotal.

Prior to joining Pivotal, Monkowski was the SVP of Business Development

for Advanced Energy Industries, where he led the company's MA

strategy to expand its product portfolio and position the company as a

market leader in the semiconductor subsystems space. Previously, he

held senior executive positions at Pacific Scientific, Photon Dynamics

and Lam Research, where he served as EVP and CTO. During his career,

Monkowski led efforts to design and build multiple leading CVD and

plasma etch systems. He holds seven patents.

Joseph Monkowski has a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

and an M.S. in Materials Science, all from Penn State University. He

also served as a Professor of Electrical Engineering for six years at

Penn State University.