The Department of Commerce has appointed a team of leaders and staff to help guide the implementation of semiconductor investments from the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act.
The CHIPS for America team includes leaders from public and private sectors who will serve in the CHIPS Program Office, which Michael Schmidt heads as director, the Department of Commerce said Friday.
“This group of accomplished leaders brings the diversity of experience, ideas, and backgrounds needed to secure our position as the global leader in semiconductor manufacturing and R&D for decades to come,” said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
The CHIPS for America team members are:
- Rebecca Callahan, Director of Legislative Affairs
- Morgan Dwyer, Chief Strategy Officer
- Adrienne Elrod, Director of External and Government Affairs
- Todd Fisher, Chief Investment Officer
- Matt Hill, Communications Director
- Dan Kim, Chief Economist and Director of Strategic Planning and Industry Analysis
- Brad Koenig, Senior Relationship Director
- Andy Kuritzkes, Chief Risk Officer
- Atissa Ladjevardian, Chief of Staff for External and Government Affairs
- Nikita Lalwani, Senior Advisor to the Director
- Sara Meyers, Chief Operating Officer & Chief of Staff
- Mike O’Brien, Senior Relationship Director
- Sara O’Rourke, Head of Operations and Chief of Staff to the Chief Investment Officer
- Kylie Patterson, Senior Advisor for Opportunity and Inclusion
- Fayrouz Saad, Director of Public Engagement
The CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law in August 2022 to help boost U.S. semiconductor research and development, manufacturing and workforce enablement.
The law provides $54.2 billion in total funding to support the domestic semiconductor sector and establishes a 25 percent investment tax credit for spending on semiconductor manufacturing.
