• Gavin Ferris

    CEO, lowRISC
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    Dr. Gavin Ferris is a technologist and serial entrepreneur. Following his early career at DreamWorks SKG, he co-founded a number of startups, including the DSP/digital radio company RadioScape and fintech business Crescent Technology. When the latter was acquired by Aspect Capital, a multi-billion-dollar systematic hedge fund manager, Dr. Ferris became its chief architect and, ultimately, chief investment officer (CIO).

    After leaving Aspect, Gavin co-founded lowRISC C.I.C., the non-profit host of the OpenTitan project, where he currently serves as pro bono CEO; he is also a co-founder and director of the CHERI Alliance C.I.C... Gavin holds a computer science degree and a Ph.D. in AI from Cambridge University.