BA-SID Professional Person Spotlight
Paul Semenza
Paul Semenza is Chair of the Department of Engineering Management and Leadership at Santa Clara University and an independent consultant with expertise in market research, strategic planning, and technology assessment of flat panel displays, semiconductors, and flexible electronics. In 2015, Paul helped to found NextFlex, a public-private institute focused on flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing, and served as Director of Commercialization until 2018, creating the membership structure and developing relationships with equipment manufacturers and other partners. Previously, Paul was President, Technology Analyst Business for The NPD Group, where he was responsible for the DisplaySearch and Solarbuzz businesses, and served as Vice President of Display Research for iSuppli Corporation and Stanford Resources. Paul has been a program officer at the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council, an analyst for the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), and a member of technical staff at The Analytic Sciences Corporation. Paul received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Electro-optics from Tufts University, and a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.