Sector: Information Technology
Director information for SYNOPSYS INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce R. Chizen | Senior Adviser and PGO Partner; Director | 70 | ["Permira Advisers LLP","Seasoned technology executive with over a decade of leadership in the software industry","Expertise in managing global organizations","Former CEO of Adobe, transformed the company into a multi-billion-dollar leader in digital design and publishing software","Senior Adviser and Permira Growth Opportunities Partner at Permira Advisers","Venture Partner with Voyager Capital"] | ["Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| Dr. Aart de Geus | Executive Chair | ["Establish agenda for regular Board meetings","Review and advise on schedule of regular Board meetings","Serve as chair of regular Board meetings","Guide discussions at Board and committee meetings","Communicate with directors on key issues outside of Board meetings","Advise and support the CEO and management on Synopsys' long-term strategy","Maintain key strategic relationships and stakeholder communications","Champion Synopsys' culture and technological innovation"] | [] | 2026 | |
| Dr. Aart J. de Geus | Executive Chair of the Board of Directors | 71 | ["Co-founded Synopsys in 1986","CEO from 1994 to 2024","Pioneer in electronic design automation (EDA)","Established the Synopsys Foundation","Various roles at General Electric"] | [] | 2026 |
| Janet Lee | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Janice D. Chaffin | Group President (Retired); Director | 71 | ["Consumer Business Unit, Symantec Corporation (now Gen Digital Inc.)","Technology executive with more than 30 years of experience","Group President of the Consumer Business of Symantec","Oversaw ~$2 billion Norton security brand","First Chief Marketing Officer of Symantec","Executive roles at Hewlett-Packard Company","Public company director at PTC, Informatica, International Game Technology, and Electronics for Imaging","Chair"] | ["Compensation Committee","Governance Committee (Chair)","CompensationCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Jeannine P. Sargent | Senior Advisor and Venture Partner; Director; Audit Committee Member | 61 | ["Breakthrough Energy Ventures","Operating Partner, G2 Venture Partners","30+ years of international operating, strategy, technology and M&A experience","President of Innovation and New Ventures at Flex","CEO of Oerlikon Solar","CEO of Voyan Technology","Venture Partner and Senior Advisor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures","Operating Partner at G2 Venture Partners","Senior Advisor, Operating Partner of Katalyst Ventures","Trustee at Northeastern University","Audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit Committee","Governance Committee","AuditCommittee","GovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| John F. Runkel, Jr. | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| John G. Schwarz | Lead Independent Director | 75 | ["Chief Executive Officer (Retired)","Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Visier, Inc.","Deep expertise in the software sector","Former CEO of Business Objects","Extensive board and cybersecurity experience","Co-Founder & Chairman of Visier","President and COO of Symantec Corporation","25 years at IBM Corporation in various roles","Establish agenda for regular Board meetings","Review and advise on schedule of regular Board meetings","Serve as chair of regular Board meetings when the Executive Chair is unavailable","Call executive sessions of the independent directors","Provide feedback from executive sessions to management","Serve as liaison between the CEO and the independent directors","Participate in the annual performance evaluation of the CEO","Facilitate dialogue between the independent directors and management","Consult with stockholders at management's request"] | ["Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| Joseph W. Logan | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Luis Borgen | Audit Committee Member | ["Audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Mercedes Johnson | Chief Financial Officer (Retired); Director; Audit Committee Member | 71 | ["Avago Technologies, Inc. (now Broadcom Inc.)","20+ years of senior financial leadership","public company governance experience","CFO of Avago Technologies","SVP, Finance and CFO of Lam Research","interim CFO of Intersil","expertise in semiconductors and information technology","public company board service","Audit committee financial expert","Chair"] | ["Audit Committee (Chair)","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Peter A. Shimer | Former Chief Financial Officer; Director | 63 | ["Chief Operating Officer","Interim Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte","Over four decades of leadership experience","Served in senior executive roles at Deloitte","Interim Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte in 2022 and 2023","Advised boards on complex business matters including strategy development, mergers and acquisitions, financial accounting and reporting, corporate governance, and risk management","Executive Committee Chair of the Cancer Artificial Intelligence Alliance"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Ravi Vijayaraghavan | Senior Partner; Director | 61 | ["Bain & Company, Inc.","Over 35 years of experience in the technology industry","Expert on global businesses, M&A, strategy and transformation","Senior Partner at Bain & Company","Led Bain’s Asia-Pacific technology practice","Career in software development and product management at Oracle Corporation and Centigram Communications"] | ["Governance Committee","GovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Rick Mahoney | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Robert G. Painter | President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Trimble Inc.; President and CEO | 54 | ["Extensive executive leadership experience","Insight into global industrial technology","Experience in M&A, General Management, and corporate development","Leadership roles at Cenveo, Rapt, Bain & Company, Whole Foods Market, and Kraft Foods","Chair"] | ["Compensation Committee (Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Sassine Ghazi | President and Chief Executive Officer; President, CEO and Director | 55 | ["multiple decades of chip design, applications engineering, sales, product management and development experience","instrumental to the strategic innovation and transformative growth of Synopsys","CEO since 2024","President since 2021","COO (2020-2024)","led the Company’s EDA Design business unit","oversaw all digital and custom products","Establish the strategic direction and drive value creation of Synopsys","Represent the face of Synopsys to various stakeholders","Set meaningful and measurable operating and strategic goals for the company","Drive operational execution","Build and guide a highly capable and dynamic leadership team","Establish a strong performance management culture","Serve as primary interface between management and the Board","Provide regular updates and information to the Board on key issues","Review organizational structure needs and develop ongoing management succession plans","Assist the Compensation Committee in assessing the performance of the leadership team","Anticipate and mitigate potential risks to Synopsys"] | [] | 2026 |
| Shelagh Glaser | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Trac Pham | [] | [] | 2026 |
