Giorgia Longobardi

CEO, Cambridge GaN Devices

Dr Giorgia Longobardi is the co-founder and CEO of CGD since 2016. She is an experienced engineer with international practice working on GaN power devices. As the inventor of high impact patents in the field of GaN power devices, Giorgia has the unique blend of academic and business know-how as one of her biggest strengths.

During her PhD in power devices at Cambridge University, Giorgia worked on international projects with top semiconductor companies, through which she learned about different cultures operating in this field. She has so far raised more than $30m and has secured a multimillion pipeline of opportunities. She currently leads a team of 50 employees located in five different countries across 3 continents with the aim to deliver to market the most energy efficient power device technology.