HK Desai

HK Desai, president, CEO, and chairman of QLogic Corp, is
globally recognized as one of the most influential personalities on storage
networking. The reason: not only did Desai sense early the course that storage
networking would take in future but also successfully diversified QLogic's
operations. Under Desai's leadership, QLogic has led the I/O industry into
innovative technology development, diversified into new markets, and driven
additional growth through acquisition.

The American Electronics Association presented Desai with an Executive of the
Year award in 1999. He also received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the
Year award in 2000. Desai holds an MS degree in electrical engineering from the
University of California Berkeley.