ECE Startups

Many of our ECE alumni create the next great thing, while creating startup companies that seek to change the world. See anyone missing? Let us know at ece-webmaster@ncsu.edu and we’ll add them to this list.

Hersh Tapadia CEO and Co-founder B.S. ee 2009 Founded in 2016 North Carolina Learn more	Stephen Smith Founder and Chief Technology Officer B.S. ee 2013 Founded in 2020 Florida Learn more
Scot Wingo Co-founder M.S. cpe 1991 Founded in 2001 North Carolina Learn more	Scot Wingo Co-founder and CEO M.S. cpe 1991 Founded in 2014 North Carolina, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Dallas Learn more
Ryan Pratt CEO B.S. ee 2000 Founded in 2013 North Carolina Learn more	Nick England Cofounder B.S. ee 1969 Mary Whitton Cofounder M.S. ee 1984 Founded in 1978 North Carolina Learn more
M. Ali Khatibzadeh President and CEO B.S. ee 1982 M.S. ee 1984 Ph.D. ee 1987 Founded in 2014 North Carolina Learn more	P. Mark Buff III President B.S. ee 1994 M.S. cpe 2003 Ph.D. ee 2006 Founded in 2011 North Carolina Learn more
COO and Co-founder B.S. ee 2014 Founded in 2014 North Carolina Learn more	John Bass COO and Co-founder B.S. ee 1990 M.S. ee 1995 Founded in 2018 North Carolina Learn more
Sonali Luniya Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer Ph.D. ee 2006 Founded in 2008 North Carolina Learn more	John Bass Chief Information Officer B.S. ee 1990 M.S. ee 1995 Founded in 2015 North Carolina Learn more
David Nackashi CEO and Co-founder M.S. ee 1999 Ph.D. ee 2004 Founded in 2002 North Carolina Learn more	Scott Vu CEO B.S. ee & cpe 2004 Founded in 2015 North Carolina Learn more
Mary Whitton Cofounder M.S. ee 1984 Nick England Cofounder B.S. ee 1969 Founded in 1986 North Carolina Learn more	Aaron Walker CEO M.S. ee 1999 Ph.D. ee 2005 Founded in 2004 North Carolina Learn more
Steven LeBoeuf President and Co-founder Ph.D. ee 2001 Founded in 2006 North Carolina Learn more	John Amein Founder and CEO B.S. ee 1984 Founded in 2005 Florida Learn more