Vice President, Product Management
Gerardo Giaretta currently serves as vice president of product management at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. where he manages the 5G infrastructure business and comprehensive products portfolio.
Gerardo holds over 20 years of experience in the wireless communications industry including 16-plus years with Qualcomm. Since joining in 2007, he has held a variety of roles in research, system design, standardization, and product management. In fact, Gerardo was the first 5G product manager through the 5G acceleration process and oversaw the launch of Snapdragon X50, the first 5G device chipset. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Gerardo was part of the standardization team for Telecom Italia.
Gerardo holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Padua in Italy. Additionally, he has been granted more than 70 U.S. patents.