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Rick Kornfeld serves as Chief Strategy Officer for NextWave Wireless and NextWave Broadband. In this role Mr. Kornfeld is responsible for mergers and acquisitions and investments, and will play a leading role in developing the company's strategy.
Mr. Kornfeld has earned industry distinction for his many innovations in the field of wireless voice and data communications, has published numerous papers, and is a named inventor on 17 patents.
Most recently, Mr. Kornfeld was the CEO of Staccato Communications, Inc. Prior to this, Mr. Kornfeld was the Vice President and General Manager of Texas Instruments Wireless Center responsible for the Wireless Chipset Business. He joined Texas Instruments through the acquisition of Dot Wireless, Inc., which he co-founded and served as the Chairman, CEO and President. Prior to founding Dot Wireless, Mr. Kornfeld had been a founding member of NextWave Telecom, Inc., where he was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer Products division.
Previously, Mr. Kornfeld was Vice President of Engineering at QUALCOMM, Inc. Prior to QUALCOMM, Mr. Kornfeld held various technical positions at M/A-Com Linkabit.
Mr. Kornfeld is a graduate from the School of Engineering, University of California, where he was also named the Alumni of the Year in 2001. He serves on the Council of Advisors of UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering and on the Board of the San Diego Telecom Council. He also serves as a director and an advisor to private companies in San Diego. | 