13 Facts About Sehat Sutardja

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Sehat Sutardja is the co-founder of Marvell Technology Group; formerly chief executive officer and a director.

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Sehat Sutardja was born in 1961 in Indonesia to a Chinese Indonesian family.

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Sehat Sutardja came to the US in 1980 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University.

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Sehat Sutardja holds a Master of Science and Doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Sehat Sutardja has more than 440 patents and is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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In 2012, Sehat Sutardja was awarded the Indonesian Diaspora Lifetime Achievement Award for Global Pioneering and Innovation at the first-ever Congress of Indonesian Diaspora, presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia.

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In 2013, Sehat Sutardja was selected to join the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame.

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In 2004, Sehat Sutardja was and Award Recipient for the Northern California Region of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

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On July 21,2015, Sehat Sutardja was named "Executive of the Year" by the annual ACE Awards.

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Sehat Sutardja promotes new green energy efficiency standard for consumer electronics, working with both the US and Chinese governments to establish efficiency performance standards that could produce significant cost and carbon savings.

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Sehat Sutardja has been an active philanthropist, particularly in the areas of green technology and education.

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Sehat Sutardja is married to Weili Dai and is the brother of Pantas Sutardja.

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Dai is the former president of Marvell, and Pantas Sehat Sutardja is a former Marvell director.