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Chief Executive Officer at Cortina Access
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Zino Chair is the Chief Executive Officer of Cortina Access, leveraging a passion for engineering and strategy from his PhD in Electrical Engineering. He is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded and successfully sold multiple networking companies, including StratumOne Communications and AuroraNetics to Cisco.

Zino’s competitive drive is evident outside of his professional life. He is a former nationally ranked table tennis player and a city chess champion, showcasing a unique combination of strategic intellect and athletic discipline. His interests highlight a persistent focus on high-level competition and success.

Unique fact: He has achieved success as both a nationally-ranked athlete and a city chess champion.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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Networking Ventures
He has a distinguished career co-founding multiple successful semiconductor and networking startups, including Cortina Systems and StratumOne.
Strategic Exits
Zino has a proven track record of leading companies to successful acquisitions by major tech players like Cisco, Inphi, and Realtek.
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Career

Work history

10-2014
Chief Executive Officer
Cortina Access
10-2014 - 4-2015
Chief Executive Officer
Cortina Access sold to Realtek Semi
1-2002 - 9-2014
GM Access & Digital Home & Founder
Cortina Systems sold to Inphi
Vice President
Raza Foundries Ventures - Founded AuroraNetics & Sold to Cisco
VP Sales & Marketing & Founder
StratumOne Communications sold to Cisco Systems
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Education
1978 - 1986
Ph.D EE Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Finance Executive Program
London Business School
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