Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
Raghib Hussain is the Chief Executive Officer of Altera. He leads the company’s global strategy, business operations, engineering execution, and R&D, driving Altera’s growth as a leader in field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions. With deep technical expertise and a focus on execution, he is focused on accelerating the development of next-generation technologies for multiple target market applications, reinforcing Altera’s position as a high-performance, customer-driven semiconductor innovator.
A seasoned technology executive with more than 30 years in semiconductors and systems, Raghib has a strong track record of delivering breakthrough innovation, spearheading large-scale transformation, and building cultures rooted in execution excellence, accountability, and customer obsession.
Before joining Altera, he served as President of Products and Technologies at Marvell, where he played a central role in repositioning the company as a leader in AI infrastructure silicon. He led strategy, product development, and R&D investments that fueled growth across key markets, helping the company more than double its revenue during his tenure.
Earlier in his career, Raghib co-founded Cavium and served as Chief Operating Officer, scaling the company into a billion-dollar business and a key player in data-centric processing before its acquisition by Marvell, a leading semiconductor solutions provider. He also held engineering and leadership roles at Cisco, Cadence, and the enterprise security startup VPNet.
Raghib holds a B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering from NED University in Karachi, Pakistan, and an M.S. in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University. He is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program and holds more than 40 patents in networking and security technologies.
He has served on the Board of Directors of Cirrus Logic, Inc. since 2021.
