Vic Kulkarni

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Vic Kulkarni became President and CEO of Sequence Design (www.sequencedesign.com) in 2002, a pioneering company in the development of software used by semiconductor designers to reduce power consumption. Sequence is part of the multi-billion-dollar EDA (Electronic Design Automation) and maintains sales and R&D centers around the world.

Among his many professional accolades, Kulkarni was named “Entrepreneur of the Month” by SiliconIndia magazine and secured Sequence a spot in the prestigious Reed Electronics “50 Electronics Companies to Watch.” He is a regular contributor of opinion pieces to multiple magazines, and is a frequent panelist at industry events.

Before joining Sequence he held executive management positions in EDA with Avant! and Meta-Software, which he helped take public with a market cap of $160 million, and served in engineering and marketing roles with several legendary Silicon Valley companies, including VLSI and National Semiconductor.

Kulkarni was awarded a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1977, after earning his bachelor’s degree from the legendary Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.

Married to wife Neela for more than 28 years, the Kulkarnis have two children and live in Fremont, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.