Larry Blackledge

Larry Blackledge is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Apogee Semiconductor, which focuses on high-performance products for small satellites and extreme environments. Since 2007, Blackledge has served as a Technology Business Management Advisor for The Longreach Group, a private equity firm in Asia. With extensive experience, Blackledge held advisory roles at Quanten Technologies and Amera IoT Inc. Additionally, Blackledge was the CEO and Board Member at Active-Semi International, where a successful sale to Qorvo occurred in 2019. Previous roles include Vice President at Texas Instruments, managing a $400M mixed-signal IC business and overseeing operations in Asia. Blackledge holds a BS in Computer Engineering, an MBA in Management and Finance, and has achieved proficiency in Japanese.