Brad Clay Brad Clay Brad Clay is Chief Information Officer of GF leading the company’s digital transformation. Mr. Clay joined GF in 2021, bringing more than two decades of experience in enterprise-wide technology transformations and digital thought leadership. Previously, he spent 18 years at Lexmark International in a variety of roles including Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Compliance Officer, Vice President of Acquisition Integration and Chief Information Officer and Chief Financial Officer for North America, among other roles. Prior to his career at Lexmark, he worked in management roles in several organizations and industries including information technology, energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Clay holds a master’s degree in Managerial Economics from the University of Oklahoma, a bachelor’s degree in General Engineering and Computer Science from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and several certifications.
Mike Hogan Mike Hogan Michael Hogan serves as Chief Business Officer at GF, where he leads the strategy, development and execution of the company’s essential technology solutions, product roadmaps and R&D initiatives across all product lines. With over 35 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, Mr. Hogan brings deep technical and business expertise to his role. He joined GF in 2019 from Cypress Semiconductor, where he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of IoT Compute and Wireless. Prior to Cypress, he held senior leadership positions at Broadcom/Avago, overseeing multiple wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi and cellular and co-founded the IoT business unit that was later acquired for $550M by Cypress in 2016. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hogan served as CEO of both PulseCore Semiconductor and Sirific Wireless. He also spent 16 years at Texas Instruments, where he held various leadership roles in sales and business unit management, including founding and growing the company’s WLAN business. Mr. Hogan holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. Download Image
Glenda Dorchak Glenda Dorchak Glenda Dorchak was elected to the board of directors in June 2019. Ms. Dorchak spent over thirty years in operational leadership roles in the technology industry, most recently as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Global Business with Spansion, Inc., a flash memory manufacturer. She started her career with 20 years at IBM where she held a range of operating roles including General Manager PC Direct. She later moved to e-retailer Value America where she was part of the IPO team, eventually becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Ms. Dorchak subsequently joined Intel Corp as Vice President and COO of Intel Communications Group then went on to serve as Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Products Group and later Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Electronics Group. After Intel, Ms. Dorchak was Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Intrinsyc Software and Vice Chairman and CEO of VirtualLogix. Ms. Dorchak currently does advisory and board work and serves as a member of the board of directors at ANSYS, Inc. and Wolfspeed Inc., as well as Cerebras Systems, a private company. As of October 2024, she earned a certification of sustainability expertise for the boardroom as a graduate of the inaugural directors program at Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. • Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee Member • Nominating & Governance Committee Member
Tim Breen Tim Breen Tim Breen was elected to GF’s board of directors in January 2018. Tim Breen is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GF, a position he was appointed to in 2025, having joined the company in 2018. Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Breen served as GF’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), overseeing the company’s global operations, including the manufacturing, quality, supply chain and digital transformation teams. Earlier in his tenure at GF he held various executive roles including leading strategy, business transformation and finance. Prior to joining GF, Mr. Breen served as a member of the senior leadership team of GF’s founding shareholder, Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala). Earlier in his career, he was a partner with McKinsey & Company in Abu Dhabi. Mr. Breen holds a Master of Business Administration degree from London Business School and is based in New York.
Dr. Thomas Caulfield Dr. Thomas Caulfield Board member since 2018 Dr. Thomas Caulfield was elected to the board of directors as Executive Chairman in April 2025 and has served as a board member since March 2018. Dr. Caulfield was previously President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GF. He was named CEO in 2018 and led the company’s initial public offering in October 2021, which was not only the largest semiconductor IPO in history at that time, but also the largest IPO across all of Nasdaq that year. He joined GF in May 2014 as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company’s Fab 8 semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility in Malta, NY. Dr. Caulfield led operations, process development, and the expansion and ramp-up of semiconductor manufacturing production. He has an extensive career spanning over 30 years of engineering, executive management and global operational leadership with leading technology companies. Prior to joining GF, Dr. Caulfield served as President and Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Soraa from May 2012 to May 2014, the world’s leading developer of GaN on GaNTM (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) solid-state lighting technology. Before Soraa, Dr. Caulfield served as President and COO of Ausra, a leading provider of large-scale concentrated solar power solutions for electrical power generation and industrial steam production. Prior to leading at Ausra, Dr. Caulfield served as Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service at Novellus Systems, Inc. Before that, Dr. Caulfield spent 17 years at IBM in a variety of senior leadership roles, ultimately serving as vice president of 300mm semiconductor operations for IBM’s Microelectronics division, leading its wafer fabrication and R&D operations in East Fishkill, NY. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Sandisk Corporation (following its spinoff from Western Digital) and was a Trustee for Union College from 2018 to 2025. Previously, he served as a board member of Western Digital Corporation from 2021 to February 2025. In May 2025, Dr. Caulfield was awarded the prestigious Thomas Egleston Medal by Columbia University, honoring his distinguished leadership and groundbreaking contributions to engineering innovation in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Caulfield earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from St. Lawrence University before entering Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, where he earned both his Bachelor and Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering as well as a Doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering. Dr. Caulfield was also a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia’s Engineering Center for Strategic Materials. Strategy & Technology Committee Member Nominating & Governance Committee Member Download Image
Martin L. Edelman Martin Edelman Martin L. Edelman was elected to the board of directors in February 2017 and is a Mubadala designee. Mr. Edelman currently serves as General Counsel of G42, an artificial intelligence development company based in Abu Dhabi, and “Of Counsel” of Paul Hastings LLP. He is an advisor to Mubadala and is a partner at Fisher Brothers, a real estate partnership. Mr. Edelman serves as Executive Chairman at Manchester Life. He is also a director of Equity Commonwealth (in liquidation), Aldar REIT, and several private companies affiliated with G42, Fisher Brothers and City Football Group. In addition, Mr. Edelman serves on the boards of various non-governmental organizations. Previously, Mr. Edelman served as a board member for Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) from 2013 to 2017. He has more than 50 years of experience and concentrates his practice on real estate, technology, corporate mergers and international transactions. Mr. Edelman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a law degree from Columbia Law School. • Nominating & Governance Committee Chair
David Kerko David Kerko David Kerko was elected to the board of directors in January 2018. Mr. Kerko is Head of North America Private Equity at Elliott Investment Management L.P. Prior to joining Elliott, Mr. Kerko was an advisor, member and co-head of the Technology Group at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Inc. (KKR). Prior to joining KKR, he worked for Gleacher NatWest Inc. on mergers and acquisition transactions and financing. Mr. Kerko is currently a member of the board of directors of Cubic Corporation, Nielsen and Cloud Software Group (CSG). Mr. Kerko holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania. • Lead Independent Director • People & Compensation Committee Chair • Strategy & Technology Committee Member
Carlos Obeid Carlos Obeid Carlos Obeid was elected to the board of directors in January 2012. Mr. Obeid is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Mubadala Investment Company with oversight of its commercial functions including treasury, investor relations, financial planning, business performance, financial governance and reporting. Before joining Mubadala, Mr. Obeid worked with the United Arab Emirates Offset Program Bureau where he led a wide range of initiatives including privatization, utilities and financial services. He is a member of the board of directors of Mubadala Capital LLC, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC, and Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Mr. Obeid holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and a Master of Business Administration degree from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Saam Azar Saam Azar Saam Azar is Chief Legal Officer at GF, a position he has held since January 2017. He oversees all legal, compliance, government relations, and environmental, health, safety and security matters worldwide. Mr. Azar also serves as Secretary to the GF board of directors and has been involved with the company since its founding in 2009. Before joining GF as Chief Legal Officer, Mr. Azar served in various roles at Mubadala Investment Company, as a senior member of its Legal & Compliance Unit, working primarily on complex, cross-border partnerships. Prior to Mubadala, he worked as an associate at the international law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York, where he supported numerous corporate transactions with an emphasis on debt and equity capital markets. Mr. Azar holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public Policy from Duke University. Download Image
Gregg Bartlett Gregg Bartlett Gregg Bartlett is Chief Technology Officer for GF, a position he was appointed to in 2022. He leads the company’s core technology and GF Labs’ functions to drive innovation and long-range research and development portfolio by partnering with key universities and institutions for GF’s differentiated technology capabilities. Prior to his current role, Mr. Bartlett has served in various senior executive roles at GF in technology and business since 2009. Before joining GF, Mr. Bartlett spent 25 years in technical and management positions at Freescale Semiconductor and Motorola. In support of the CHIPS and Science Act, Mr. Bartlett serves on the Industrial Advisory Committee. He represents GF on the Purdue Semiconductor Degree Program Leadership Board. He also serves on the Governing Council for SRC’s JUMP program. Mr. Bartlett serves as a member of the board of directors of Carbice Corporation. Mr. Bartlett holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Kansas State University. Download Image
