Brian M. Shirley is an independent director of Advanced Energy Industries, serving since 2022, and is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee. He brings significant experience as a veteran technology executive with more than three decades in semiconductor product technologies and an extensive track record of advancing innovation and growth.
Mr. Shirley retired from Micron Technology, Inc., a global producer of semiconductor devices, as Senior Vice President of DRAM and Emerging Memory Engineering in December 2019. He joined Micron as a Product Engineer in 1988 and held positions of increasing responsibility across product design, engineering, and business unit management. He is listed as an inventor on 82 U.S. patents and helped drive Micron's expansion into specialized memory for servers, mobile and networking solutions, while maintaining a focus on cost leadership and power reduction.
After retiring from Micron, Mr. Shirley has consulted for various U.S. government departments through CTC Aero, LLC, a consulting firm, advising on the semiconductor geopolitical landscape, supply chain resilience, and national security. He also serves on the Board of Regents of the Potomac Institute and as an executive advisor to multiple early-stage companies. Mr. Shirley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.