Yossi Cohen is a seasoned semiconductor and wireless communications executive, entrepreneur, and business leader with more than 35 years of experience building and scaling technology companies. He is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of MagnaCom, a pioneering communications technology company focused on next-generation wireless and broadband innovations. Under his leadership, MagnaCom developed its proprietary modulation and noise immunity technology and was acquired by Broadcom in 2016 to strengthen Broadcom’s wireless portfolio and roadmap.

Prior to MagnaCom, Mr. Cohen served as senior vice president and general manager at Motorola Mobility and was a member of Motorola’s senior executive staff through its acquisition by Google. Earlier, he was president and chief executive officer of Symwave, where he helped pioneer the USB 3.0 market transition and led the company through its successful acquisition. Mr. Cohen also spent more than a decade at Broadcom in multiple senior executive leadership roles during the company’s hyper-growth years, helping scale several businesses to significant revenue growth in both wired and wireless.

Since the sale of MagnaCom, Mr. Cohen has advised and consulted with leading technology companies, helping drive acquisitions, strategic growth, partnerships, sales expansion, and market development initiatives across the semiconductor and communications industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.