Dave French

Dave French, Chairman, CEO, Founder at Optisom

Dave French is a veteran semiconductor industry executive who currently serves as the Chairman, CEO, and Founder of Optisom, a sleep health platform company.25 He has over 20 years of experience guiding businesses through high growth and transitional periods.2

Some key facts about Dave French:

• He previously co-founded and served as president and CEO of Star Medical LLC, a durable medical equipment provider specializing in respiratory therapy products.2
• French co-founded Rock Island, a Midwest-based private equity fund, and continues to serve as an Operating Advisor.2
• He began his career in the audit and tax departments of Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) and is a former Certified Public Accountant.2
• French is widely credited for driving the early productization and broad adoption of digital signal processing (DSP) technology while at Texas Instruments and Analog Devices.3
• He has held executive positions such as EVP at NXP Semiconductors, CEO of Cirrus Logic, and VP/GM at Analog Devices.3
• French has been focused on building a portfolio of semiconductor companies as an investor in and advisor to Silicon Catalyst, the world's only incubator focused exclusively on semiconductor solutions.13

Dave French's LinkedIn profile with the username dave-french-0b39b21 shows he is based in San Diego County, California and has over 500 connections.4 He resides there with his wife, two children, two dogs, and fish, and is an avid golfer.2