Don Scifres
- Born: September 10, 1946 (Lafayette, Indiana)
Education
- 1968: BSEE, Pursue University
- 1970: MS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- 1972: PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Electrical Engineering)
Major Positions
- 1972–1983: Xerox Corporation, Research Fellow and Manager of Optoelectronics, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
- 1983–2001: Spectra Diode Laboratories (SDL), Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer
- 2001–2003: JDS Uniphase Corporation, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Chair, Board of Directors
- 2003–present: SDL Ventures, LLC and SDL Capital, Founder and Managing Director
