H. Raymond Bingham

Who is H. Raymond Bingham?

H.

Raymond Bingham has had a distinguished career spanning more than 30

years in industries including high tech, chemical engineering and hospitality,

with accomplishments in global trade, mergers and acquisitions and building

businesses in developing countries. He also has a lengthy history of community

involvement with a focus on education. Both of Bingham's parents were teachers

and Ray understands the value of creating an environment for learning that is

so often missing in the homes of urban children. Bingham is the former Chairman

and CEO of Cadence Design Systems and serves as a member of the board of directors

of Oracle, Freescale Semiconductor, KLA Tencor, Flextronics and the San Jose

Education Foundation. In 2005, Bingham was honored with the Pioneers and Purpose

Award from the Franklin McKinley Education Foundation. Bingham received a B.S.

with Honors in Economics from Weber State University and holds a MBA from Harvard

Business School.