Peter Santos

Peter Santos brings to Audience over 20 years experience in product management, business development and engineering in semiconductors, software and telecommunications. As CEO, he has successfully developed Audience into the leading innovator of next generation voice solutions for telecommunications. Before joining Audience, Peter was VP of Marketing Business Development at analog IP tools supplier Barcelona Design and VP of Marketing at DSL technology provider Voyan Technology. At Barcelona, he led the company's product business model definition as well as its product launch and early revenue. At Voyan, he led the company's identification and penetration of the DSL market opportunity. Previously, Peter was at LSI Logic, in successively more responsible product management roles, culminating as head of worldwide ASIC product marketing, driving revenue from $600M to $1.2B. He also was Director of Design Services Marketing at Cadence Design Systems, providing operational structure which enabled adoubling of annual bookings 2 years running. He holds a BA in Chemistry from Colby College, and an MBA from the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School