Richard A. Gottscho

Richard A. Gottscho is executive vice president and strategic advisor to the CEO - Innovation Ecosystem at Lam Research, where he develops strategies and leads collaborations to accelerate innovation in the semiconductor industry. Previously, he was executive vice president and Chief Technology Officer at Lam where he led initiatives to transform lithography and process engineering. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president of Lam's Global Products Group, overseeing the company's Deposition, Etch, and Clean businesses. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, fellow of the American Physical and American Vacuum Societies, and recipient of the AVS's Peter Mark Memorial Award, the AVS Plasma Science and Technology Division Prize, the Dry Process Symposium Nishizawa Award, the Tegal Thinker Award, and is a VLSI Semiconductor All-Star. He earned his Ph.D. and B.S.