Dr. Paul R. Gray joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley in 1971. His research over a 35-year career there focused on analog-digital interfaces in electronic systems, mixed signal integrated circuit design, and related topics. Many of his large cadre of former graduate students now hold leadership positions in industry and academia around the world. At Berkeley he held several administrative posts, including director of the Electronics Research Laboratory from 1985 to 1986, chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from 1990 to 1993, dean of the College of Engineering from 1996 to 2000, and executive vice chancellor and provost from 2000 to 2006.

Prior to joining the Berkeley faculty, Gray was with Fairchild Semiconductor’s Research and Development Laboratory from 1969 to 1971. During several leaves from Berkeley he served in semiconductor industry management roles, including project manager for telecommunications filters at Intel Corporation from 1977 to 1979, and director of CMOS design engineering at Microlinear Corporation from 1984 to 1985.

Gray was elected to the NAE in 1990 and served as an NAE councillor from 2008 to 2014. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. He has co-authored four books, including a widely used college textbook on analog integrated circuits first published in 1977 and now in its 6^th edition, and is author or co-author of 14 patents. Recognition of his work includes the IEEE Solid-State Circuits award (1994), the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal (2004), the IEEE Robert Noyce Medal (2008), and honorary doctorates from the University of Bucharest in Romania (1999) and from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland (2006). He received his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from the University of Arizona. Additionally, Gray has served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards, including 14 years as trustee of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, serving terms as Interim President and Board Chair.