Prior to co-founding ANAFLASH, Peter played pivotal roles in the nonvolatile memory and storage industry for more than 15 years. Notably, he was the founding member of the 4-bits/cell NAND flash memory controller team at Samsung Electronics, contributing to the development of the industry leading SSD product. Additionally, Peter performed a foundation research of low latency NVM based SSD and intelligent storage at HGST later acquired by Western Digital. He also served as the global enterprise SSD performance engineer, collaborating with teams in the US, Europe, and Korea at SK Hynix Memory Solutions America. His efforts contributed to the successful commercialization of enterprise-grade SSD products based on 4D-NAND flash memory.
Dr. Peter Song received a PhD degree majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering and minoring in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He received the Best Paper Award at the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications and was honored as the winner of the Low Power Design Contest at the 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Low Power Electronics Design.
With nearly 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, Shahrzad specializes in mixed-signal circuits and data converters. She had demonstrated exceptional technology leadership as the CEO and co-founder of Legato Logic before joining ANAFLASH. Prior to founding Legato Logic, Shahrzad held various positions at prominent organizations including Cadence Design Systems, Cirrus Logic, IBM, Tektronix, and Nusemi—a startup that was acquired by Cadence. In addition to her industry roles, she has contributed to the academic community as an associate editor for Transactions on Circuits and Systems (TCAS-II). She has also served on the technical program committees for the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) and is currently a member of the Technical Program Committee at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).
Dr. Shahrzad Naraghi holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, an M.Sc. from the University of Waterloo in Canada, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she was honored as a Barbour Scholar.
With nearly 20 years of industrial and academic experience in high-speed RF and mixed-signal circuits, Ankush brings a wealth of expertise to his role. Ankush had been the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder of Legato Logic before joining ANAFLASH. Prior to this, he held various positions at renowned organizations including Texas Instruments, IBM, MediaTek, and Cadence Design Systems, where he served as the chip lead for products in wireless and wireline communications. He has also been a core member of two successful startups, Abtum and Nusemi, both of which were acquired by Qorvo and Cadence, respectively. Additionally, Ankush briefly held a teaching faculty position at the University of Southern California (USC). An accomplished researcher, Dr. Goel has authored over 16 published papers in prestigious IEEE publications and holds 11 granted and pending patents. His academic excellence has been recognized through awards such as the USC Annenberg Fellowship and the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Predoctoral Fellowship.
Dr. Ankush Goel earned his B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles.
She has more than 25 years of marketing experience from leading global semiconductor companies and public relations consulting firms.
Most recently, Sue served as head of marketing communications at Samsung Electronics in the United States. Previously, she held global marketing leadership roles at major semiconductor companies, including Marvell Semiconductor, Kilopass (later acquired by Synopsys), OSRAM Opto Semiconductor, and Renesas. In addition, she established the Korea operations for the Hoffman Agency, a global high-technology public relations firm.
Sue earned her bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from Kookmin University and has completed executive certificates at both Stanford Business School and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Over the past two decades, Dr. Chokshi has invested in hundreds of companies and built an extensive network of corporate executives across a variety of industries, including semiconductors. On the private investment side, he has personally funded more than 30 seed-stage startups and advises many of them—facilitating introductions to angel and venture capital investors, as well as corporate executives. Samir currently serves as a Partner at Antara Capital LP, where he focuses on event-driven equity investments.
Dr. Chokshi began his career in 1998 as a corporate attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell, followed by a role as an M&A investment banker at Merrill Lynch. In 2002, he transitioned to the investment side, focusing on public equity investments in companies undergoing transformational changes such as mergers, leadership transitions, restructurings, and other strategic catalysts. Over the course of his career at several major hedge funds, Samir has consistently achieved performance results that surpassed key benchmarks. He received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and both a B.A. and M.A. in Accounting from the University of Florida. After law school, Dr. Chokshi clerked for Judge Carl Stewart of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Before co-founding ANAFLASH, Dr. Kim made significant contributions in the semiconductor industry, notably as a senior researcher at Samsung Electronics. He played a pivotal role in flash memory design, contributing to the development of cutting-edge 20-nano/10-nano-class products. His expertise extended to NAND algorithm research for SSDs and the development of world first 3D NAND products. Balancing industry and academia, Dr. Kim serves as a volunteer research scientist at the University of Virginia, where he actively contributes to an intelligent sensing device project within the Thin-Film device lab. His commitment to bridging theoretical research with practical application showcases his dedication to innovation.
Holding a Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MS/BS from the University of Tokyo, Dr. Sihwan Kim is a thought leader whose outstanding technical work has been widely recognized through numerous publications and journals.
