About
Russo currently serves as Founder & Chairman of the Board of GEO Semiconductor. Previously he served as Co-Chairman and CEO since founding GEO Semiconductor in 2009. He also serves as Director of FONOLO (www.fonolo.com) and SBG Labs (www.sbglabs.com), and an Advisor to SiOnyx – the “Black Silicon” Company (www.sionyx.com). Prior to founding GEO Semi, Dr. Russo Founded Silicon Optix in 2000, a privately held fabless semiconductor company, serving as Chairman & CEO through 2008. GEO acquired certain assets from Silicon Optix in 2009. Prior to Silicon Optix, Dr. Russo was the founder, Chairman and CEO of Genesis Microchip (acquired by ST Micro in 2007) through 2000, including its successful NASDAQ IPO in 1998, and on its board until 2001. Prior to founding Genesis, he was General Manager of GE’s Microelectronics Center, Senior Manager in GE’s Industrial Electronics Group and Head, Microsystems Research at RCA’s David Sarnoff Research Center. Dr. Russo received his B. Eng. from McGill Univ
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2 investors at Fonolo are tracked.
- • 672 investors hold the Director role in VCSift. Paul M. Russo is one of them.
- • 7,285 investors are based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated June 2026.
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- Stages
- seed
- Location
- San Francisco, US
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