Sanjay Mehrotra (Indian Business Executive) Biography

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Known For	Being Chairman, President and CEO at Micron Technology, USA

Eye Colour	Brown, Hazel
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper

Degrees	Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of California (1976-1978) Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of California (1978-1980) Executive Education Program from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (2009)
School	Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi (1972-1974)
Colleges	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani University of California, Berkeley Stanford University, Stanford

Religion	Hinduism

Marital Status	Married

Wife/Spouse

Sangeeta Mehrotra

Children

Parents

Father	Liaison officer in the cotton industry

Siblings

Three siblings

Awards, Honours, Achievements	2006: IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award 2013: Entrepreneur's Foundation of Silicon Valley CEO of the Year Award 2013: UC Berkeley Distinguished Alumni Award in Electrical Engineering 2014: UC Berkeley Graduate Engineering School Commencement Speaker Honor 2014: Chinese Institute of Engineers USA Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award 2015: American India Foundation Honor for Philanthropic and Educational Support Work 2015: American Red Cross Silicon Valley Philanthropic CEO of the Year Award 2019: Flash Memory Summit Lifetime Achievement Award 2021: Malaysian Order of Loyal Defender of the State Medal 2021: UC Berkeley Spirit of 1868 Volunteer Award 2022: Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering 2022: Boise State University Honorary Doctorate Award 2023: Semiconductor Industry Association Robert N. Noyce Award 2023: IIM Mumbai Lakshya Business Visionary Award 2024: Rochester Institute of Technology Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Award

Awards, Honours, Achievements

2006: IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award
2013: Entrepreneur's Foundation of Silicon Valley CEO of the Year Award
2013: UC Berkeley Distinguished Alumni Award in Electrical Engineering
2014: UC Berkeley Graduate Engineering School Commencement Speaker Honor
2014: Chinese Institute of Engineers USA Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award
2015: American India Foundation Honor for Philanthropic and Educational Support Work
2015: American Red Cross Silicon Valley Philanthropic CEO of the Year Award
2019: Flash Memory Summit Lifetime Achievement Award
2021: Malaysian Order of Loyal Defender of the State Medal
2021: UC Berkeley Spirit of 1868 Volunteer Award
2022: Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
2022: Boise State University Honorary Doctorate Award
2023: Semiconductor Industry Association Robert N. Noyce Award
2023: IIM Mumbai Lakshya Business Visionary Award
2024: Rochester Institute of Technology Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Award

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1. Sanjay Mehrotra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
2. Sanjay is the youngest of his four siblings.
3. His father was a liaison officer in the cotton industry.
4. When he was 10, his family moved to New Delhi.
5. He attended Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
6. He developed an interest in math and science at an early age, encouraged by family.
7. He started his college at BITS Pilani and later transferred to the University of California, Berkeley.
8. He faced three rejections for his US visa before getting approval.
9. He began his career as a Senior Designer Engineer at Intel Corporation in 1980.
10. He co-founded SanDisk in 1988.
11. Sanjay holds over 70 patents related to flash memory.
12. He received the Robert N. Noyce Award in 2023.