Deirdre Hanford
Deirdre Hanford (Deirdre Ryan Hanford [1]) is an American executive in electronic design automation industry. As of 2020[update] she is Chief Security Officer for Synopsys.[2]
Education and work[edit]
Deidre earned a B.S. in electric engineering from Brown University (1983) and a M.S. in electric engineering from UC Berkeley.[2]
She joined Synopsys in 1987, becoming its 8th employee.[3] Since then she advanced via many roles.[4]
In 2008 she was Chairman of the American Electronics Association.[2]
Awards and recognition[edit]
- 2001: Marie Pistilli Award - “Deirdre was chosen for this award because of her pioneering leadership and dedicated commitment to serving the design community” (Mar Hershenson, chair of the Workshop for Women in Design Automation) [4]
- 2001: YWCA Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) Award [2]
- 1983: Domenoco A. Iolanta Award[5] from Brown University for her senior year team research project [6]
Personal[edit]
Deirdre has three sons. She praises Synopsys for the company's supportive attitude towards women. Her first three promotions coincided with her pregnancies. Deidre is quoted as saying, "Synopsys didn't mommy-track me when I started a family".[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Berkeley Engineering Advisory Board" (retrieved February 5, 2020)
- ^ a b c d Deirdre Hanford Chief Security Officer, Corporate Staff a Synopsys webpage (retrieved February 5, 2020)
- ^ a b Winner: Deirdre Hanford, senior vice president, Synopsys , Silicon Valley Business Journal, May 14, 2006
- ^ a b "Award winner faces down design challenges", EE Times, 6.15.2001
- ^ "Student Awards", Brown University
- ^ Focus on:Leadership, Industry Newsletter - School of Engineering - Brown University, p. 4