SNIA Announces 2026 Board of Directors and Technical Council

SNIA, a not-for-profit global organization for technologies related to handling and optimizing data, announced its fiscal year 2026* Board of Directors and Technical Council members. The organization has over 200 industry-leading organizations, 2,000+ active members, and more than 50,000 IT end users and IT professionals around the world.“The SNIA fiscal year 2026 Board and Technical Council bring the right expertise, passion, and leadership to their roles,” said Dr. J Metz, Chair, SNIA Board of Directors. “We will focus on driving innovation while seamlessly integrating technical work with industry partners to strengthen our collaborative standards ecosystem.”

Board of Directors

Executive Committee:

• Chair: Dr. J Metz, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
• Vice Chair: Richelle Ahlvers, Intel Corporation
• Secretary: Chris Lionetti, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
• Treasurer and Advisor: Sue Amarin, Industry Consultant
• Member: Scott Shadley, Solidigm
• Advisor: Michael Meleedy, SNIA Chief Operations Officer

Board Members:

• Anthony Constantine, Micron Technology
• Peter Corbett, Dell Technologies
• Tim Fisher, IBM
• John Geldman, KIOXIA America, Inc.
• Dave Landsman, Western Digital Corporation
• David McIntyre, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
• George Pamboris, NetApp, Inc.

Board Advisors:

• Curtis Ballard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
• Bill Martin, Board Advisor
• Jason Molgaard, Solidigm

Technical Council:

• Co-Chair: Jason Molgaard, Solidigm
• Co-Chair: Curtis Ballard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
• Shyam Iyer, Dell Technologies
• Trent  Johnson, IBM
• Fred Knight, KIOXIA America, Inc.
• John Mazzie, Micron Technology
• David Peterson, Broadcom Inc.
• Leah Schoeb, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

Technical Council Advisors:

• James Borden, KIOXIA America, Inc.
• Craig Carlson, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
• Clarete Crasta, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
• Bill Martin, Technical Council Advisor
• Yukinori Sakashita, LY Corporation
• Ryosuke Tatsumi, Hitachi America, Ltd.
• Dave Thiel, Industry Consultant
• Steven Wells, Industry Advisor
• SW Worth, Industry Consultant

Learn more about the SNIA Board of Directors and Technical Council.

*SNIA fiscal year 2026 is December 1, 2025, to November 30, 2026