Akash Palkhiwala holds the position of Chief Executive Officer & Director at Qualcomm Switch Corp. Mr. Palkhiwala is also Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of QUALCOMM, Inc. In the past he was Senior Vice President-Finance for Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Treasurer for Ikanos Communications, Inc. He received an MBA from the University of Maryland and an undergraduate degree from L.D. College of Engineering.