John Sotir is the Director of the State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging (SHIP) organization within Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group.

John started his career as an analog research engineer in the R&D division of Dynamics Research Corporation where he holds patents on sensor technology and products.

He later joined Lucent Microelectronics (later a spin-out called Agere), where John led several product line management and architecture roles within the communication and networking space and holds a patent on networking architecture. He joined multiple incubator divisions with a focus on building operational and business models from corporate R&D’s break through advancements including those related to LDMOS Power Amplifiers and high-speed and QoS scheduling and switching technologies.

John joined Altera Corporation in 2006, later acquired by Intel Corporation, where he served multiple leadership roles in the Communications, Medical/Test & Measurement business units and business management organizations. John is deeply involved in both Leadership and Diversity and Inclusion task forces within Intel helping to unleash the potential of both individuals and teams.