Kiran Maturu is an experienced engineering professional with extensive expertise in design verification and team leadership. Currently serving as the Director and Site Lead at Tenstorrent Inc. since April 2022, Kiran previously held a Senior Manager position in Design Verification at AMD from November 2015 to April 2022, where significant contributions included building the verification team for the Zen3 series CPU. Other notable roles include verification lead for multiple generations of Apple's custom CPU at Apple and leadership positions at Raza Microelectronics, Troika Networks, and IBM, where Kiran worked on key protocols and advanced semiconductor technologies. Kiran holds a Master’s degree in Microelectronics from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Bapatla Engineering College.