Biography Jo De Boeck

Jo De Boeck received his engineering degree in 1986 and his PhD degree in 1991 from the University of Leuven.

Since 1991 he is a staff member of imec (Leuven). He has been a NATO Science Fellow at Bellcore (USA, 1991-92) and AST-fellow in the Joint Research Center for Atom Technology (Japan, 1998). In his research career, he has been leading activities on integration of novel materials at device level and new functionalities at systems level. In 2003 he became Vice President at IMEC for the Microsystems division and in 2005 started Holst Centre (Eindhoven), an open innovation initiative by imec and TNO.

He currently is Managing Director of imec’s activities in The Netherlands.  From 2010 he headed imec’s Smart Systems and Energy Technology Business Unit. He is part-time professor at the Engineering department of the KU Leuven and held a visiting professorship at the TU Delft, Kavli Institute for Nanoscience (2003–2016). In 2011 he became Chief Technology Officer and in 2018 he was appointed Chief Strategy Officer. He is member of imec’s Executive Board.  His passion and professional focus are on innovation. In his current role he manages the internal imec.invest portfolio looking at impactful new R&D tracks, heads the imec Venture and spin-off activities and supports the long term strategy through funded projects, investment in talent and strategic academic relationships.