Frank Schirrmeister

Frank Schirrmeister is Executive Director, Strategic Programs, System Solutions in Synopsys' System Design Group. He leads strategic activities across system software and hardware assisted development for industries like automotive, data center and 5G/6G communications, as well as for horizontals like Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning. Prior to Synopsys, Frank held various senior leadership positions at Arteris, Cadence Design Systems, Imperas, Chipvision, and SICAN Microelectronics, focusing on product marketing and management, solutions, strategic ecosystem partner initiatives, and customer engagement. He holds an MSEE from the Technical University of Berlin and actively participates in cross-industry initiatives as Chair of the Design Automation Conference's Engineering Tracks.