Analog Devices adds Yoky Matsuoka to board of directors

Analog Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) appointed Dr. Yoky Matsuoka to its board of directors as an independent director, effective January 20. The appointment expands the board to 11 members.

Dr. Matsuoka serves as an executive officer at Panasonic Holdings, where she oversees global innovation and new business development. She previously held senior positions at major technology companies, including vice president in Google's healthcare organization and chief technology officer at Google/Nest. She also served as head of innovation and co-founder of Google X, the company's research and development lab.

Before her corporate career, Dr. Matsuoka was an endowed professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Washington, specializing in artificial intelligence, robotics and neuroscience. She founded and directed the NSF ERC Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering and the Neurobotics Laboratory. She received the MacArthur Fellowship for her work in robotics and neuroscience.

"Yoky is an exceptional technologist and business leader whose experience integrating hardware, software and AI to deliver meaningful human outcomes aligns directly with ADI's mission," said Vincent Roche, ADI's CEO and chairman.

Dr. Matsuoka holds a Ph.D. and master's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree from University of California, Berkeley, all in electrical engineering and computer science. She was named to Forbes' 50 Over 50: Innovation list and Inc.'s Top Female Founders list in 2023.

Analog Devices reported revenue of more than $11 billion in fiscal year 2025. The company manufactures semiconductors and combines analog, digital, AI and software technologies for applications in climate, automation, healthcare and data centers.

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