Eric A. Benhamou, electronics executive. Recipient President Environmental and Conservation Challenge award, 1992, Medaille Nessim Habif, Ecole National Supérieure d'Arts, 1997, Foreign Investment Jubilee award Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 1998, Ellis Island medal honor, 1998, David Packard Civic Entrepreneur award, 2007. Fellow: International Engineering Consortium.
Education
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University. Diplome d'Ingenieur, Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Arts et Metiers, Paris. Doctorate (honorary), Ben Gurion University of Negev.
Doctorate (honorary), Widener University. Doctorate (honorary), Western Governors University. Doctorate (honorary), University South Carolina.
Career
Project manager, software manager, design engineer Zilog, Inc. Vice president Bridge Communications, 1981—1987. Chief Executive Officer 3Com Corporation, Santa Plz., California, 1990—2000, chairman, since 1990.
Chief Executive Officer palmOne, Inc., Milpitas, 2001—2003, chairman, 1999—2007. Executive officer Palm, Inc., 2001—2003. Chairman Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, since 2000.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Benhamou Global Ventures, LLC., since 2003. Board directors Smart Valley Inc., Cypress Semiconductor, Legato, Santa Clara University School Business, New American Foundation, Intransa, Atrica, European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires) School Business, Stanford University School Engineering, Ben Gurion University of Negev. Chair American Electronics Association National Information Infrastructure Task Force.
Appointed to President Information Technology Advisory Committee, 1997, Joint High Level Advisory Panel United States-Israel Science and Technology Commission, 2003. Adjunct professor European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires). Visiting professor Ben Gurion University.
Membership
Fellow: International Engineering Consortium.