Dr. Avi Katz

Founding Managing Partner and Executive Chairman

Dr. Avi Katz, GigCapital’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, has spent more than 30 years holding international managerial and executive positions in the high-technology sector. He is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with decades of experience working for companies of every size, from start-ups to global enterprises. Throughout his career, Dr. Katz has facilitated leadership team building, large-scale fundraising, initial and secondary public offering, the development of alliances and tech partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and almost every other facet of business and financial operations.

In addition to his work at GigCapital, Dr. Katz is also the Founding Managing Member of GigAcquistions, LLC; GigFounders, LLC; and GigNext, LLC. Previously, Dr. Katz bootstrapped in 2007 GigOptix / GigPeak. Inc., took the company public in 2008 (NYSE: GIG), and led its growth as Chairman, CEO, and President through organic and strategic growth through rollup of 10 M&A deals during that time. He sold the company in April 2017 for $250 million all-cash to Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ: IDT).

Dr. Katz is a graduate of the Israeli Naval Academy and holds both a B.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Semiconductors Materials Engineering from the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology. He has authored more than 70 U.S. and international patents, has published more than 300 technical papers, and is the editor of a number of technical books.

Dr. Raluca Dinu

Founding Managing Partner

Christine Marshall

Chief Financial Officer

Christine Marshall joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer in May 2024. Ms. Marshall is an accomplished finance leader with extensive expertise in GAAP, SEC reporting, SOX compliance, financial policies and procedures, process enhancements, mergers and acquisitions, debt offerings and operation accounting. Ms. Marshall has a proven track record of building and leading high performing teams throughout her long career. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Marshall was a consultant for the DeWinter Group from September 2023 to March 2024, and in that capacity, acted as the Interim Controller for one of their SaaS clients. From 2015 to 2023, Ms. Marshall was the Senior Director of Accounting, as well as for a portion that time, the Assistant Controller at Vocera Communications, Inc., a company supplying a wireless network-based software solution for voice communication in a variety of settings, which was acquired by Stryker Corporation in February 2022. Her extensive experience also includes acting as an External Reporting and Technical Accounting Consultant from 2009 until 2015 for a number of companies. From 2005 until 2007, Ms. Marshall also performed management and technical accounting functions in her role as External Reporting Manager at Adaptec, Inc., a computer storage company acquired by Microchip Technology. She was also previously a Senior Manager of Assurance and Advisory Services at Deloitte, one of the largest global accounting firms, from 1993 until 2004. Ms. Marshall holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Santa Clara University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) with the State of California.

Andrea Betti-Berutto

Chief Technical Officer, Hardware

Andrea Betti-Berutto is a senior technologist and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of industry experience, from RF and optical interconnect systems to RFIC semiconductor technologies. Before becoming the CTO of Hardware at GigCapital, Mr. Betti-Berutto was a Fellow of Optical Interconnect Business Units at Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ IDTI), leading the integration of the former GigPeak technical team after its acquisition by IDT.

As a hands-on executive with an extensive professional background, Mr. Betti-Berutto has experience in product, technology, and business roadmap definition; strategic initiatives; company reorganization; product development; and NPI processes. He was previously VP of Engineering of Iterra Communications, a pioneer in creating semiconductors for 40G next-gen optical networks that he also co-founded, before going on to co-found and serve as CTO at GigOptix.

Mr. Betti-Berutto has worked at a number of international companies, among them Fujitsu in the United States, the European Space Agency in the Netherlands, and Space Engineering SpA in Italy. He has published multiple papers covering the IEEE field and holds US patents in the area of high-speed RF and optical integrated circuits. He has an Electronic Engineer degree (MS) from “La Sapienza,” the University of Rome, with a specialization in electromagnetism.

Peter Wang

Chief Technical Officer, Software

With a lengthy career spanning various technology sectors, Peter Wang is right at home as GigCapital’s Chief Technology Officer of Software. Mr. Wang is also the US Managing Partner of Tekhill Catalyst, LLC, a cross-border business strategy and technology transfer advisory service. Additionally, he serves on the Technology Advisory Council for Benhamou Global Ventures and was a member of the Kaleyra (NYSE: KLR) Strategic Advisory Board.

Mr. Wang has held a variety of executive positions at technology-based companies around the world. Previously, Mr. Wang was the founding President of infrastructure-as-a-service company CoolCloudz, as well as the Sr. Vice President and General Manager of the China-based Cloud Storage Products Business Unit of UIT. He co-founded Retrevo, Inc., a venture-funded Web 2.0 vertical search company employing machine learning technology, and served as the Vice President of Engineering and Operations (and Board Director) between late 2005 and 2009. Mr. Wang also led the founding of Intransa, Inc., the first scale-out IP storage system utilizing iSCSI and Ethernet, in late 2000.

A recipient of the TRW Chairman’s Award for Innovation, Mr. Wang has been instrumental in a number of IEEE 802, IETF, and ANSI standards. He has been awarded over 20 U.S. patents and has published a number of papers reflecting his expertise. He holds the Stanford Directors College certificate, an MS in Management Sciences from Stanford University, an MS in EECS from U.C. Berkeley, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

John Mikulsky

Strategic Advisor

GigCapital’s Strategic Advisor John Mikulsky is no stranger to leadership. Throughout his career, Mr. Mikulsky has led commercialization efforts for numerous products and industries, among them aerospace, automotive electronics, analytical chemistry, telecom infrastructure, and more. A highlight of his career has been guiding teams in taking nascent product concepts from early development to articles of commerce, generating significant revenues.

Mr. Mikulsky began his career at Raychem, where he held a number of increasingly significant positions including Division Manager. After Raychem, he joined Balazs Labs (now part of Air Liquide), where he developed and patented specialized analytical processes and equipment for the semiconductor and disk drive industries. Later, he joined Endgate, later re-named Endwave, a venture-backed company in the millimeter-wave radio space, and held the positions of President and CEO when the company was sold to GigPeak in 2011. Subsequent to that sale, he joined the GigPeak Board of Directors.

Currently, he consults with venture-funded startup teams and sits on the boards of both public and private companies. Mr. Mikulsky holds a BSEE from Marquette University, an MSEE from Stanford University, and an SM in Management from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

Karen Rogge

Strategic Advisor

Karen Rogge brings more than three decades of experience with technology industry leaders to GigCapital. Ms. Rogge is a corporate board director, advisor, and former chief financial officer with operations management experience. She has collaborated with business leaders to navigate pivotal transitions and create value for investors in high-growth businesses, company transformations, and multi-billion-dollar M&A transactions.

Ms. Rogge is President of the RYN Group LLC, a management consulting business, which she founded in 2010. She served as the Interim Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation , a global semi-conductor company from 2015 to 2016. Previously, Ms. Rogge served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Extreme Networks , a recognized computer network company from 2007 to 2009. Earlier in her career, she held executive financial and operations management positions at Hewlett Packard Company  and Seagate Technology.

She is a Board Director for Onto Innovations, a semiconductor equipment company, and Rambus Inc, a semiconductor IP services and device company, since 2021. Previously, Ms. Rogge was a Board Director at Kemet Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a passive electronic components company, acquired by Yageo, from 2018 to 2020. In addition,  she served on the board of AeroCentury (NYSE: ACY), a financial services company, and private companies.

Ms. Rogge holds an M.B.A degree from Santa Clara University, and a B.S. degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fresno. She maintains an NACD Board Leadership Fellow credential and has attended the Stanford Directors College.

Gil Frostig

Strategic Advisor

Gil Frostig is a veteran high-tech executive with 35 years of management and leadership experience in the semiconductor industry. This included GM and R&D leadership roles in areas like wireless and wired network solutions, the Internet of Things, smartphones, and various PC platforms.

Currently, Mr. Frostig is focused on growing and advancing startup companies as a board member, advisor, and angel investor. He was previously VP of R&D at Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) from 2013 to 2018, where he led the development of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC technologies and products. Prior to that, he spent three decades growing from chip design engineer to executive level at Intel, where he led the development of various LAN technologies and products, and helped grow the company’s Ethernet, chip-set, and low-power SoC businesses.
Mr. Frostig led the development of the first solution for Intel’s Centrino platform, which kicked off the global Wi-Fi revolution.

During his career at Intel, Gil led several mergers and acquisitions, and managed organizations of up to 2,000 engineers around the world. He is a graduate of the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology, with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Ram Ofir

Strategic Advisor

Ram Ofir is an accomplished CEO and General Manager with over 28 years of experience in semiconductors, consumer electronics, and communication. As CEO of AMIMON Inc., a semiconductor innovator in wireless video, he led the company through a business turnaround and recent successful sale to Vitec Group.

Prior to AMIMON, Mr. Ofir drove vision, strategy, and execution at Zoran Microelectronics as a General Manager of a multiproduct line, “Home” Division. Throughout his seven years as GM, he initiated and sponsored four acquisitions of technology companies and drove products and teams integration to a successful $200M business. Mr. Ofir has also led corporate R&D organizations, including Zoran’s major design center in Israel, as well as worldwide. He’s worked with over 1,200 engineers developing multiple generations of solutions for multimedia products, video, and communication.

His professional career began with a role as Chip Designer engineer at National Semiconductor in 1989. Mr. Ofir graduated from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Joseph Lazzara

Strategic Advisor

Joseph J. Lazzara served on the boards of directors of public companies for over 30 years. He joined the GigPeak Board of Directors in July 2011 after its acquisition of Endwave, where he had served as a director since February 2004.

From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Lazzara served as Vice Chairman and Director of Omron Scientific Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of factory automation products acquired by Omron Corporation in 2006. Mr. Lazzara served in various executive positions with Scientific Technologies, including Chief Executive Officer, President, Director, and other positions between 1984 and 2006. He is also the Vice Chairman and Director of Automation Products Group, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of automation sensors.

Mr. Lazzara received a B.S. in Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Manjeet Bavage

Strategic Advisor

Manjeet Bavage is a Senior IT executive with experience in IT strategy, mergers and acquisitions, business integration, audit and SOX compliance, cloud services, and IT infrastructure management. At GigCapital, he brings a unique blend of technical and business acumen to create a synergistic relationship between IT and business operations by adopting new technologies, thereby maximizing ROI and enhancing the business value of information technology.

Mr. Bavage has over twenty years of experience across multiple industries, including finance, software development and semiconductors, working in a variety of roles across the entire IT value chain. He also mentors aspiring business and management students to help them identify goals, map a success path, overcome obstacles, and achieve success in their careers.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Electronic Instrumentation (B.Sc.) and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA). He also holds several industry certifications in IT and Business Management.

Raanan Horowitz

Strategic Advisor

Raanan Horowitz is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Elbit Systems of America, a leading provider of high-performance products and systems solutions for the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. Elbit Systems of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. It is a global source of innovative, technology-based systems for diverse defense and commercial applications with more than 18,000 employees in 15 countries.

Mr. Horowitz assumed his current role as President and CEO of Elbit Systems of America in 2007. Before this appointment, he served as EVP and GM of its subsidiary, EFW, Inc. Today he leads the company’s strategic and operational direction and serves on its Board of Directors. Under Mr. Horowitz’s leadership, Elbit America has achieved substantial organic growth and made several strategic acquisitions. 

Mr. Horowitz is active in the defense and aerospace industry, serving on the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association, the Board of Directors for the National Defense Industrial Association, as a member of Business Executives for National Security, and as a member of the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Texas Israel Science and Education Foundation.

Mr. Horowitz earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Seidman School of Business at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. He also received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tel-Aviv University in Israel.

Darius M. Moshfeghi

Strategic Advisor

Professor Darius Moshfeghi will serve as our director upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Professor Moshfeghi is a Professor and the Chief of the Retina Division and Professor at the Horngren Family Vitreoretinal Center, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is actively involved in entrepreneurial activities, serving as a founder and a director of Pr3vent, Placid0, dSentz, and Promisight. He is actively engaged in promoting telemedicine to expand access of eye care and vision for all. He currently serves on the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Telemedicine Working Group and previously sat on the AAO’s ROP Telemedicine Task Force Panel. Additionally he is a founding member of the Collaborative Community on Ophthalmic Imaging a collaboration between stake holders and the FDA which was established by Mark Blumenkranz here at Stanford University. Professor Moshfeghi is also active in Data Monitoring Safety Boards working with Affamed, Alcon, Icon Clinical Research, Insite DME, Novartis, and Vanotech Chengdu. Professor Moshfeghi received training in biomedical engineering as an undergraduate at Tulane University in New Orleans, followed by medical school, internship, and ophthalmology residency also at Tulane. Subsequently he performed fellowships in ocular oncology and orbital disease, followed by a 2-year vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the Cole Eye Institute of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Amb. Adrian Zuckerman

Strategic Advisor

Ambassador Adrian Zuckerman will serve as our director upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Ambassador Zuckerman was the United States Ambassador to Romania from 2019 to 2021. Under his leadership Romania signed a ten-year defense cooperation agreement with the United States that provided financial, military and strategic support and cooperation. He also advanced and helped structure an intergovernmental agreement between the US and Romania for the $8 billion refurbishment of the Cernavoda nuclear plant which included refurbishing one operating reactor and building two additional nuclear reactors. To help finance this project the Ambassador negotiated a $7 billion financing agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). The Cernavoda project was the largest-ever joint project between the United States and Romania. He was the recipient of the Star of Romania, Order of Grand Cross. Ambassador Zuckerman has worked as an Of Counsel to DLA Piper LLP (US) from 2021 to date, bringing his unique skills as a lawyer and former government official to advise multinational corporations on legal, regulatory, and governmental affairs as they expand into emerging markets in Eastern Europe and around the world. Before that, he was also a partner at Seyfath Shaw LLP from 2013 to 2019.  Ambassador Zuckerman is also a member of the advisory board of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University. He holds a law degree from the New York Law School.