Rahul Razdan is a seasoned scientist, technology executive, and cross-disciplinary innovator whose career spans academia, Fortune 500 leadership, and multiple successful startups. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Strategy at Flextronics (FLEX), General Manager of the System and Functional Verification Business at Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), and a lead Alpha CPU architect at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). As an entrepreneur, he has founded ventures in wireless power, machine learning, and low-power electronics, and today leads the Razdan Research Institute (razinstitute.com), a technology-based research organization focused on autonomy, STEM education, and long-life-cycle aerospace and defense electronics. In parallel, he holds academic appointments at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the Tallen Institute of Technology, and the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, collaborating widely on research in autonomous systems, digital infrastructure, and verification frameworks. Razdan is deeply engaged in global research networks—including Fulbright, UPEACE, and international policy programs—and is actively developing initiatives that unite advanced technology with societal impact, such as AVVC.net for autonomous vehicles, NextGenEdu.net for STEM transformation, and ongoing work with UPEACE. He holds a BS (1984) and MS (1985) in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a