Member Bio - David F. Welch

David Welch is a co-founder of Infinera and is currently the Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. Dr. Welch's responsibilities include direction and management of technology development, product marketing, business development and intellectual property of Infinera - a leading supplier of optical systems based on innovative Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) technology. Dr. Welch was previously CTO and VP of Corporate Development of SDL and JDS Uniphase, where he was responsible for technology and acquisition strategies. Dr. Welch has published over 250 articles and has over 80 patents in the area of optical components and systems. Dr. Welch has been awarded the 1992 Adolph Lomb Award from OSA, the 1998 Engineering Achievement Award from LEOS, the 1999 OSA Joseph Fraunhofer/ Robert M. Burley Award, and his contributions have been acknowledged in over 17 product of the year awards while at SDL. Dr. Welch is on the board of directors of OSA and is a fellow of the IEEE. Dr. Welch earned his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Cornell University.

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