Dr. Ali Safiei
Senior Principal Product Management – Automotive, Robotics & Edge,
Black Semiconductor GmbH

Executive product and technology leader with a unique combination of semiconductor depth, photonic/optical compute expertise, and large-scale platform ownership.

Currently Senior Principal Product Management at Black Semiconductor, where I define the category architecture, product strategy and commercialization roadmap for optical interconnect chipsets, chiplet-photonic compute and graphene-enabled technologies. Track record of turning deep-tech R&D into scalable, revenue-aligned product lines, shaping emerging compute categories and building ecosystems with OEMs, Tier-1s, hyperscalers, research institutes and semiconductor partners.

Previously Senior Vice President at Volkswagen/CARIAD, leading more than 300 engineers, managing a P&L of over €300 million, and delivering next-generation compute platforms and VW.OS integration across global brands.

PhD in Semiconductor Electronics, with global execution experience across Europe, China, India and the USA.

Known for category creation, product strategy, cross-functional scale and the ability to align technology and business into a unified growth path.