Dir of Engineering & Prod Dev-Network Business Unit
Qualcomm Atheros
Philip Kearney holds the position of director of engineering and product development within the Networking Business Unit at Qualcomm Atheros. Philip has a rich history in the field of networking and communication solutions within the connected home space and continues to be a visionary leader in the field. As part of the Qualcomm Atheros team he manages numerous engineering teams to bring new products and technologies into the market. He collaborates with the business development, engineering and marketing teams and is responsible for the vision and innovation strategies of products. As director, Philip also represents Qualcomm as a sponsor member company on the board of directors of the Wi-Fi Alliance, the trade association for Wi-Fi where all policy, standards coordination and interoperability compliance is driven. In the past Philip has worked as the director of engineering and product development, communications technologies for Apple, Inc. He has also worked for companies including Agere Systems, Lucent Technologies, and Ascend Communications.