Zhao, Jennifer

Jennifer Zhao is an experienced senior executive in the semiconductor industry. She has held multiple executive positions in global semiconductor companies. Jennifer joined ams OSRAM in 2017 and is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Optical Sensors Business Unit responsible for the development and delivery of leading optical sensor solutions for global customer base. She leads a global team of about 500 employees based in North America, Europe and Asia. Jennifer is President and CEO of ams OSRAM USA Inc. She also serves as Board of Director in OSRAM Sylvania Inc., one of the legal entities in ams OSRAM Group. Jennifer is advisory board member for International Semiconductor Executive Summit (ISES) and Fierce Electronics.

Jennifer joined ams from Nexperia where she was the Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Jennifer´s extensive semiconductor background also includes industry-leading companies such as NXP Semiconductors where she was Vice President and General Manager and Philips Semiconductors.

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Beijing University in China and a Master of Business Administration degree from Suffolk University in the U.S. (graduated as Valedictorian) She is fluent in English and Chinese.

Jennifer won Woman of the Year award at Questex’s Sensors Innovation Week in 2020. She was a featured speaker on Transformative Leadership at SSIA’s Semiconductor Women’s Forum in Mar 2021 in Singapore. Jennifer was also featured in Leading Women in Engineering & Science in Medical Design Briefs Mar 2021 issue. Jennifer was awarded as Woman of Influence by Silicon Valley Business Journal in 2021 and won Asian American Executive of the Year by CIE USA in 2021. Most recently, Jennifer was invited as the moderator for Women Leadership and Advancing Inclusion in Semiconductor Industry panel at ISES conference held in Arizona, US in May 2022. Jennifer serves as a role model for women in the STEM field and is passionate about the impact of diversity and inclusion on sustainable company performance and business growth.