Mr. Altman has served as a director since March 2006 and serves on the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. Mr. Altman currently serves as President of QUALCOMM Incorporated. He joined QUALCOMM in 1989 as Corporate Counsel responsible for licensing and acquisitions, and was appointed Vice President and General Counsel in 1992. He became General Manager of QUALCOMM Technology Licensing (QTL) at the formation of the group in 1995 and was named Senior Vice President in 1996. In 1998, Mr. Altman was named Executive Vice President, then President of QTL in 2000 until his appointment as President of QUALCOMM in 2005. Mr. Altman began his career with the San Diego law firm of Gray, Cary, Ware & Freidenrich, where he specialized in intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and general corporate matters. He graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and received his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. Mr. Altman is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Salk Institute. Mr. Altman is also a past board member of the San Diego chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and currently is an active supporter of the JDRF. |