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'''Ashfaq Munshi''' is the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of [[MSC Software]] as of March 11, 2009. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mscsoftware.com/press/press.cfm?pid=1098&Div_ID=6 |title=MSC Software Names Ashfaq Munshi as Interim CEO |accessdate=2009-5-12 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=MSC Software |pages= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> Ashfaq also currently serves as an advisor to [[Transitive Corporation]] and is on the Dean's Leadership Council for the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at [[Harvard University]]. |
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'''Ashfaq Munshi''' is an entrepreneur and technology executive. In 2012, Ashfaq served as the CTO of [[Yahoo]]! before [[Marissa Mayer]] took over as CEO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-cto-ash-munshi-departure-2012-10 |title=Another Top Yahoo Is Out The Door |accessdate=2013-10-10 |last= |first= |date= |format= |publisher=Business Insider |pages= |quote= }}</ref> Before that he was the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of [[MSC Software]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mscsoftware.com/press/press.cfm?pid=1098&Div_ID=6 |title=MSC Software Names Ashfaq Munshi as Interim CEO |accessdate=2009-05-12 |publisher=MSC Software |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606012657/http://www.mscsoftware.com/press/press.cfm?pid=1098&Div_ID=6 |archivedate=2011-06-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mscsoftware.com/About-Us/Management-Team/Default.aspx|title=Management Team|publisher=MSC Software|accessdate=11 May 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100513022036/http://www.mscsoftware.com/About-Us/Management-Team/Default.aspx| archivedate= 13 May 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Ashfaq was an advisor to Kontagent, Inc. (now Upsight, Inc.) and has served as an advisor to a variety of startups. He was also on the Dean's Leadership Council for the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at [[Harvard University]]. |
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Mr. Munshi holds a bachelors degree in physics and applied mathematics from [[Harvard University]]. Additionally, he is an alumnus of the [[Stanford Graduate School of Business]] and has completed graduate studies in the field of [[computer science]] at [[Brown University]] and the [[University of California at Santa Cruz]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ir.mscsoftware.com/management.cfm |title=Ashfaq Munshi Bio |accessdate=2009-3-24 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=MSC Software |pages= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> |
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Ashfaq Munshi began his career at [[Oracle Corporation]] where he was director of development and marketing. Later, Ashfaq served as the vice president and general manager of the Enterprise Business Unit at [[SGI]] and as a corporate vice president at [[Applied Materials]], where he was responsible for software and automation. |
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Prior to his post as CEO of [[MSC Software]], he was the CEO of Level5 Networks, a leading innovator of high performance ethernet network interface cards, from December 2005 until its merger with Solare Flare Inc. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/ashfaq-a-munshi/55189 |title=Ashfaq Munshi's Forbes Profile |accessdate=2009-4-16 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=Forbes |pages= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> |
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Ashfaq has also founded and run five [[Silicon Valley]] companies: Terabitz Inc. (formerly eREinfo Inc.), Radiance Technologies (an enterprise software company), Vivecon, SpecialtyMD (acquired by Ventro Corporation), and Commerce Engine (which became [[Ariba]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/ashfaq-a-munshi/55189 |title=Ashfaq Munshi's Forbes Profile |accessdate=2009-4-16 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=Forbes |pages= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 08:28, 17 November 2024
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Ashfaq Munshi is an entrepreneur and technology executive. In 2012, Ashfaq served as the CTO of Yahoo! before Marissa Mayer took over as CEO.[1] Before that he was the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of MSC Software in 2009.[2][3] Ashfaq was an advisor to Kontagent, Inc. (now Upsight, Inc.) and has served as an advisor to a variety of startups. He was also on the Dean's Leadership Council for the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University.
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[edit]- ^ "Another Top Yahoo Is Out The Door". Business Insider. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- ^ "MSC Software Names Ashfaq Munshi as Interim CEO". MSC Software. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ "Management Team". MSC Software. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.