Deepak Chopra is the founder of the Company and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director since the Company's inception in May 1987. He has served as the Company's Chairman of the Board of Directors since February 1992. Mr. Chopra also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of several of the Company's subsidiaries. From 1976 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1987, Mr. Chopra held various positions with ILC, a publicly-held manufacturer of lighting products, including serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Operating Officer of its United Detector Technology division. Mr. Chopra has also held various positions with Intel Corporation, TRW Semiconductors, and RCA Semiconductors. Mr. Chopra holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electronics from Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh, Punjab, India and a Master of Science degree in semiconductor electronics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.