Employees
~49,338
About Qualcomm
Key Facts
Approximately 49,338 employees globally
Headquartered in San Diego, California, United States
Operates in Telecommunications
Executive Leadership Team
Akash Palkhiwala
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer
Since 2024
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Qualcomm Executive Leadership Team
Akash Palkhiwala
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer
Since 2024
Angela Baker
Chief Sustainability Officer, Vice President
Global Program Development: Supervise a team of 15 from the United States, China, and India, and manage a $10M budget across 4 programs, that have reached over 26,000,000 people including digital access and STEM initiatives.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) oversight: Responsible for ESG strategy including company-wide targets, such as net-zero global emissions and the publication of the annual Sustainability report, as well as engaging with investors and other key stakeholders on these issues.
Corporate Social Responsibility: Lead responsibility strategy and program development/execution, incorporating business objectives with company vision and regional needs.
Public Speaking: Deliver speeches to audiences of up to 700; present strategic action plans and progress reports to internal C-level executives.
Employee Engagement: Devise outreach projects to spread awareness of STEM projects and corporate responsibility to full-time staff/volunteers.
Building Coalitions: Collaborate with government entities to tackle pressing challenges. For example, worked with Moroccan Ministry of Health to expand the Mobile Ultrasound Patrol Program and reduce maternal mortality.
Team Leadership: Empowered program teams to select scalable grants, cultivate global partnerships, and collaborate with local governments, doubling impact of Wireless Reach.
Stakeholder Engagement: Served as executive producer for Power of 9—a documentary featuring 3 Qualcomm programs. Hosted a viewing at the UN foundation in Washington, DC, to raise awareness.
Change Management: Integrated 4 programs under a single umbrella following a 50% budget reduction, optimizing resource/capital use to maintain efficacy.
Since 2018
Business Focus Areas
Business Focus Areas
Small CellsWireless PowerAugmented RealityWi-fiLocation Services5GPC computingBluetoothAutomotiveInternet of ThingsnetworkingWirelessmobileSemiconductors
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