Chairman of Axelera AI
Jonathan Ballon is Chairman of Axelera AI, the leader in advanced computing for AI inference. He is the also the CEO of Iceotope Technologies, an innovator of hybrid liquid cooling for the AI data center.
Ballon is a renowned C-suite leader with more than 25 years of experience in the enterprise technology industry. He was the CEO of SkyHive, an early breakout GenAI company acquired by Cornerstone. Previously, Ballon held senior Executive roles at Cisco, General Electric, and Intel, where built the Edge AI technology portfolio into a multi-billion-dollar global business.
As an early adopter of machine learning, Ballon has driven the growth of multiple multi-billion-dollar data intensive businesses serving a global customer base. Beyond generating long-term shareholder value for Fortune 500 companies, Ballon has also served as a board member advising several growth-stage startups including Aspinity, ClearML and Alert 360.
