Michele Klein joined the Intevac Board of Directors in June 2019. She is an experienced public company director, investor and CEO. In 2021 Ms. Klein was elected a director of Aviat Networks. (NASDAQ: AVNW), a provider of wireless transport solutions. In 2021 she was also appointed to the board of Rockley (NYSE: RKLY), a photonics chipset developer. Earlier she was a director of Photon Control (TSX: PHO), a provider of optical sensors and systems, from 2017 until its acquisition in 2021. Ms. Klein was Senior Director of Applied Ventures LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, from 2005 until 2010, recommending and managing investments in energy storage and solar energy, and representing Applied Materials on the boards of technology companies. Ms. Klein co-founded Boxer Cross Inc., a semiconductor equipment manufacturer, and was CEO and Director from 1997 until its acquisition by Applied Materials in 2003. She previously co-founded and led High Yield Technology Inc., a semiconductor metrology company, from 1986 until its acquisition by Pacific Scientific in 1996.
Ms. Klein earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS from the University of Illinois.