Deirdre Hanford

Who is Deirdre Hanford?

Deirdre Hanford is Senior Vice President, Global Technical

Services at Synopsys, Inc. Her organization’s mission is to ensure the

successful adoption of the company's technology into customers'

demanding environments. Having earned a BSEE from Brown University and

an MSEE from U.C. Berkeley, Ms. Hanford joined Synopsys in 1987 and has

held a variety of positions, including leadership roles in applications

engineering, sales marketing. In 2001, Ms. Hanford was a

recipient of the YWCA Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) Award. That

year she also received the Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement

Award. She currently sits on the American Electronics Association's

national board of directors and the Technical Advisory Board for

University of California at Berkeley College of Engineering.