Venkatesh Patil, a semiconductor professional with 20 years of experience, is known for his leadership, problem-solving, and program management skills. He has delivered 20+ chips from concept to silicon and has hands-on experience with new technologies, tools, flows, and methodologies. Venkatesh is an expert in RTL to GDSII timing closure, using industry-standard EDA tools such as Synopsys and Cadence, on various design architectures, and using deep sub-micron process nodes from TSMC, AVAGO, Intel foundry vendors. He is highly effective in spearheading programs, harnessing leading technologies, hiring multi-disciplinary global teams, and delivering semiconductor solutions. In addition to his technical expertise, Venkatesh is a data enthusiast and a learner with a focus on learning the technologies in Machine Learning (ML)/ Deep Learning (DL)/ Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its application in Healthcare and Automotive Industries. He is also passionate about teaching, mentoring, and helping youths create joy for learning.