Curtis J. Crawford, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Curtis J. Crawford, Ph.D. is a Founder, President and CEO at XCEO, Inc. based in Santa Clara, California, United States, North America. Dr. Curtis J. Crawford is President and CEO of XCEO, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in executive leadership and corporate governance. He is the author of (1) Corporate Rise: The X-Principles of Extreme Personal Leadership; (2) Compliance and Conviction: The Evolution of Enlightened Corporate Governance:, and (3) Manager’s Guide to Mentoring. He began his career as a systems engineer at IBM Corp. During his fifteen years at IBM, he held a variety of executive positions including Vice President of Marketing. During a ten-year tenure at AT&T Corp and Lucent Technologies, Inc., Dr. Crawford was Group President of the Microelectronics Group and President of the Intellectual Property division. He served as Chairman of the Board of ON Semiconductor Corporation; Chairman, President, and CEO of Zilog, Inc.; President, CEO and Board Member of Onix Microsystems, Inc., and Chairman of the Board of ISTAT Corporation. Dr. Crawford previously served on the Board of The Chemours Company, E.I. duPont de Nemours Company, ITT Corporation, ON Semiconductor, Xylem Inc., Agilysys Corp., Lyondell Petrochemical Company, and The Sisters of Mercy Health Corporation. Also, he previously served as a Trustee of DePaul University. Dr. Crawford earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in Organization and Management. DISSERTATION: (Publication ID: 3031933) Dr. Crawford was recognized as a recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Directors award, presented by the Financial Times-Outstanding Directors Exchange. In November, 2016, he was inducted into the Consumer Technology Association Hall of Fame. Dr. Crawford is a NACD Fellow, and in 2011, he was awarded their highest honor, the Kenneth B. West Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). In 2000, while serving as Chairman, President, and CEO of Zilog, Inc., Dr. Crawford was awarded the Semico Bellwether Award, an honor bestowed on a selected company head, for notable contributions and achievements in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Crawford was awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from Governors State University, and the School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, and Information Services at DePaul University. He was recognized with the Alumni Award of Merit from the DePaul College of Commerce, the Distinguished Alumni Award from Joliet Jr. College, the Distinguished Alumni Award from Governors State University, and The Harry C. Smith Lifelong Learning Award from Capella University. Specialties: Corporate Governance; Personal Leadership Development; Professional Mentoring