# John Forsyth

> John Forsyth is the Austin-based president and CEO of Cirrus Logic, a role he assumed in January 2021 after joining through its 2014 acquisition of Wolfson Microelectronics. His career spans Psion handheld development, Symbian technical and strategy leadership, audio products and semiconductor operations. He also serves on Lattice Semiconductor’s board.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Cirrus Logic
- **Organizations:** Cirrus Logic, Lattice Semiconductor, Wolfson Microelectronics, Symbian Foundation, Symbian Software, Psion
- **Education:** M.A. (Social Science), University of Glasgow
- **Known for:** Progressed from joining Cirrus Logic through the Wolfson acquisition in 2014 to becoming CEO in January 2021., Led Cirrus Logic during fiscal 2026, when the company reported record annual revenue of approximately $2 billion., Appointed to the Lattice Semiconductor board in November 2023.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Graduated from the University of Glasgow.
- **—** — Began his career in handheld device development at Psion in London.
- **2008** — As Symbian’s vice president of strategy, publicly advocated independent governance for the planned Symbian Foundation.
- **2009** — Discussed Symbian’s open-source transition in a public interview; also served as chief technical officer of the Symbian Foundation during his pre-Wolfson career.
- **2012** — Joined Wolfson Microelectronics, where he served as vice president of audio products.
- **2014** — Joined Cirrus Logic through its acquisition of Wolfson; served as vice president of product marketing.
- **2018** — Became Cirrus Logic chief strategy officer in June.
- **2020** — Named president of Cirrus Logic in January.
- **2021** — Became Cirrus Logic president and CEO in January and joined its board.
- **2023** — Joined Lattice Semiconductor’s board in November.
- **2024** — Visited the RSNO with Cirrus colleagues in October and rang Nasdaq’s opening bell in November.

## Achievements

- Progressed from joining Cirrus Logic through the Wolfson acquisition in 2014 to becoming CEO in January 2021.
- Led Cirrus Logic during fiscal 2026, when the company reported record annual revenue of approximately $2 billion.
- Appointed to the Lattice Semiconductor board in November 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Cirrus Logic announced the acquisition of INVENTVM in Pavia, Italy, on October 6; Forsyth emphasized added engineering capacity, talent and intellectual property.
- **2026-08** — On August 5, Cirrus Logic reported $459.7 million in revenue for Q1 FY2027, the quarter ended June 27, 2026.
- **2026-05** — Cirrus Logic reported record fiscal 2026 revenue of approximately $2 billion.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cirrus.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmforsyth

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