GSA Silicon Series Luncheon | Santa Clara Speakers

Mr. Craig Berger CPA, CFA

Craig Berger is a senior vice president in the technology, media & telecom equity research group of FBR Capital Markets & Co. (FBRC), covering the semiconductor components sector. Mr. Berger has more than 10 years of experience working in the chip industry or analyzing chip stocks. Prior to joining FBRC, Mr. Berger worked at Wedbush Morgan Securities from 2005 through 2007, actively following more than 15 stocks in the analog, communication, and consumer subsectors. From 2002 through 2005, he worked at Smith Barney Citigroup as a semiconductor analyst and an associate. From 1999 through 2002, Mr. Berger worked at Intel Corporation, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility in the CPU and capital spending operations finance groups. Mr. Berger was named Forbes' No. 2-ranked "Blue Chip" semiconductor analyst for 2009 and was named StarMine's No. 3-ranked semiconductor earnings forecaster for 2008. He has been a repeat guest on TV shows, including CNBC's Fast Money and Squawk Box, and is often cited by press and media outlets, including Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, and others. Mr. Berger holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a certified public accountant and a CFA charterholder.

Susie Inouye

Susie Inouye began working in the semiconductor industry in 1989 working for Intel Corporation. After graduating with honors from California State University, Hayward in 1994 with a degree in Economics, Susie joined National Semiconductor as a systems analyst and program manager. After working several years with the organizations internal data warehouse, Susie left the department to take on a position as industry analyst in the Worldwide Market Intelligence group. She represented her organization at the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and serviced sales, marketing, and senior management with current market intelligence material. Susie started Databeans in 1999 and now heads the organization which provides market research materials, written reports, databases, and consulting on semiconductors and application markets. As Principal Analyst at Databeans, Inc., Susie is responsible for overseeing syndicated research projects, database development, marketing, and consulting.

Sergis Mushell

Sergis Mushell is a principal research analyst with Gartner's Technology and Service Provider Research group. His primary focus is on the impact of the cloud, data centers and virtualization on semiconductor and semiconductor medical applications, with a focus on remote patient monitoring and diagnostic electronic equipment, SAN infrastructure related to HBA and FC switches and director system environments, NAS SoC, and all storage semiconductors, including SATA, SAS, FC and RAID silicon solutions.

Lee Ratliff

Lee directs wired communications research at iSuppli, focusing on broadband and digital home areas. Lee bring to iSuppli extensive knowledge in semiconductor fabrication, marketing, and applications, as well as the dynamics of the consumer electronics and media markets. Prior to iSuppli, Lee spent 13 years at Texas Instruments in roles ranging from hardware and software design to product line marketing and account management.