# Kevin Conley

> Kevin Conley is the CEO of Applied Brain Research (ABR), the Waterloo-based startup commercializing brain-inspired, ultra-low-power chips for edge AI. A 30-plus-year semiconductor veteran, he spent more than two decades at SanDisk - rising to Senior Vice President and CTO - then led Everspin Technologies as President and CEO. He is named on 90+ patents covering non-volatile memory architecture and management.

- **Role:** CEO at Applied Brain Research
- **Organizations:** Applied Brain Research, Everspin Technologies (former), SanDisk (former), Corsair (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** M.S., Computer Engineering, Santa Clara University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University, Executive Program alumnus, Stanford University - Stanford Executive Program
- **Known for:** Listed inventor / co-inventor on 90+ patents in non-volatile memory architecture and management, Senior Vice President and CTO of SanDisk, President & CEO, Everspin Technologies

## Career timeline

- **~1995-2016** — SanDisk - 20+ years across engineering leadership; ended as Senior Vice President & CTO
- **2009-2010** — Vice President of Engineering, Corsair - expanded SSD and PC components portfolio
- **2017** — Joined Everspin Technologies Board (March), appointed President & CEO (September)
- **2021-01** — Resigned as President & CEO of Everspin Technologies
- **2023** — Appointed CEO of Applied Brain Research
- **2026** — ABR demos A0 silicon; full production targeted Q2 2026

## Achievements

- Listed inventor / co-inventor on 90+ patents in non-volatile memory architecture and management
- Senior Vice President and CTO of SanDisk
- President & CEO, Everspin Technologies
- Led Applied Brain Research to first-silicon demonstration of a state-space-model AI processor

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — ABR's automatic speech recognition demo runs in 35 mW with 120 ms latency on A0 silicon; production targeted Q2 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://appliedbrainresearch.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kconley/

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Last updated: 2026-06-30