19 Facts About Henry Samueli

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Henry Samueli was born on September 20,1954 and is an American businessman, engineer, and philanthropist.

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Henry Samueli is the co-founder of Broadcom Corporation, owner of the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks, and a prominent philanthropist in the Orange County, California community.

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Henry Samueli serves as chairman of the Board of Broadcom Inc Henry Samueli is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCLA, and a Distinguished Adjunct Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at UC Irvine.

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Henry Samueli holds honorary doctorate degrees from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.

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Henry Samueli is a named inventor in 75 US patents.

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Henry Samueli is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Henry Samueli was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2003 for pioneering contributions to academic research and technology entrepreneurship in the broadband communications system-on-a-chip industry.

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Henry Samueli stocked shelves in his family's Los Angeles liquor store and graduated from Bancroft Junior High School and Fairfax High School.

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Henry Samueli attended UCLA, where he received his bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.

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In 1991, while still working as a professor at UCLA, Henry Samueli co-founded Broadcom Corporation with one of his Ph.

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Henry Samueli still remains on leave from UCLA and he continues to be listed on the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department faculty roster.

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In 2009 Henry Samueli was a founding director of the Broadcom Foundation, a 501c corporate nonprofit, and he is the chair of this philanthropy that advances science, technology, engineering and math.

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In 2015, Henry Samueli received a prize from the Israeli government for his global contribution to innovation and his contribution to innovation in Israel, at the "Innovex" conference for innovation in technology.

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Henry Samueli was named a 2017 Fellow by the National Academy of Inventors.

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On May 15,2008, Henry Samueli resigned as chairman of the board and took a leave of absence as Chief Technology Officer after being named in a civil complaint by the SEC.

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On June 23,2008, Henry Samueli pleaded guilty for lying to SEC for $2.2 billion of backdating.

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Under the plea bargain, Henry Samueli agreed to a sentence of five years probation, a $250,000 criminal fine, and a $12 million payment to the US Treasury.

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Prosecutors focused on the fact that Henry Samueli denied under oath any role in making options grants to high-ranking executives.

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On September 8,2008, US District Court Judge Cormac Carney rejected the plea deal that called for Henry Samueli to receive probation, writing: "The court cannot accept a plea agreement that gives the impression that justice is for sale".