As the longest serving CEO in Silicon Valley, it is now Ray's mission to enlighten, encourage and guide the next generation of entrepreneurs. He started his career holding management roles at several companies in the semiconductor industry, including Electomask TRE, Electronic Arrays, Inc., Teledyne, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and Nortek, Inc. Ray see building an enduring company and meeting the needs of employees as his biggest accomplishment in business. As the longest serving CEO in Silicon Valley, Ray have had the opportunity to enrich the lives of many good people.
As the CEO of a company for 37 years, I can tell you that using all of one's experience, knowledge, and wisdom often appears from the outside to be inspiration and intuition.
Colin Powell, a retired four-star general, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state who passed away at age 84, leaves an important legacy of leadership that executives at companies can learn from and apply at their organizations.