David Li
Retired CEO and President, CMC Materials
Mr. Li served as Chief Executive Officer, President, and a member of the board of CMC Materials (formerly Cabot Microelectronics), a global supplier of specialty materials focused on the semiconductor and energy industries, from January 2015 to January 2022. Previously, Mr. Li held the role of Vice President Asia Pacific Region from 2006 to 2015 at CMC Materials. Between 1997 and 2006, he served at CMC Materials in a variety of senior management positions in engineering, sourcing, investor relations, and corporate development. Since September 2023, Mr. Li has served on the board of Maxeon Solar Technologies and currently sits on its the audit, compensation, and strategy & transformation committees. Mr. Li has also served on the board of CoorsTek, a privately held company specializing in the manufacture of high-performance ceramics for advanced applications, since August 2021. Mr. Li currently serves as an adjunct professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Li holds a BS in chemical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Northwestern University.
