Synopsys is a deep technology company that for the last three and a half decades has delivered state-of-the-art electronic design automation software and IP building blocks to the semiconductor industry. The market leader in its field, Synopsys enables today's advances in global computing, artificial intelligence and next-generation silicon technology. Looking forward to the rapidly approaching age of "Smart Everything," Synopsys' mission is to be a key catalyst to technically making this vision possible.
"Over all these years, the key enabler to our sustained success has been our high-vitality culture, built on integrity, execution excellence, leadership and, above all, the passion of a great team to deliver on the trust of our customers," said Aart de Geus, chair and chief executive officer of Synopsys. "Jill joins us at a technology and growth inflection point, where scaling our team, our culture and our people strategy will have great impact going forward. I am very enthusiastic about Jill's people leadership, technology and industry acumen and transformational drive to shape, scale and strengthen our company going forward."
Larsen joins Synopsys from PTC, a $2B public industrial software company where she led a business, cultural and talent transformation as Chief People Officer. Throughout her extensive career, Larsen has architected and managed best-in-class human resources organizations and overseen talent and digital transformations at global scale across a variety of technology companies. Prior to PTC, Larsen served as a Chief People Officer and C-suite executive in global public and private companies, including Medidata, Cisco, EMC and SunGard. She also serves as an independent board director for Sterling Check and Definitive Healthcare.
"Synopsys is a leading catalyst for its customers' technology ambitions because it deeply values and invests in a diverse and dedicated global workforce," said Larsen. "I look forward to accelerating our people strategy to fuel our future as Synopsys enters an exciting new chapter of growth."
Larsen earned a B.A. in Communications & English from Boston College and an M.A. in HR Management from Emmanuel College. She is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SNPS) is the Silicon to Software™ partner for innovative companies developing the electronic products and software applications we rely on every day. As an S&P 500 company, Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and offers the industry's broadest portfolio of application security testing tools and services. Whether you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced semiconductors, or a software developer writing more secure, high-quality code, Synopsys has the solutions needed to deliver innovative products. Learn more at
www.synopsys.com.
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