# Simon Biddiscombe

> Simon Biddiscombe is a British-born technology executive and chartered accountant who has spent more than two decades in senior finance and leadership roles across Silicon Valley. He is Executive Vice Chairman and a board member of MicroVision, the Redmond-based laser beam scanning and lidar company, a role he took in September 2025. He is best known for leading enterprise security firm MobileIron as CEO through its 2020 sale to Ivanti, and earlier for rising from CFO to CEO at semiconductor networking company QLogic. His career began at PricewaterhouseCoopers and includes CFO stints at Mindspeed Technologies and Wyle Electronics, plus an Executive Partner role at private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners.

- **Role:** Executive Vice Chairman and Board Member at MicroVision
- **Organizations:** MicroVision, MobileIron, QLogic, Mindspeed Technologies, Wyle Electronics, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomas H. Lee Partners, Third Wave Automation
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** BA in Business Studies, University of Glamorgan, Fellow (FCA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- **Known for:** Rose from CFO to President and CEO at QLogic, a public semiconductor networking company, Led MobileIron as CEO through its acquisition by Ivanti for approximately $872 million in 2020, Served as CFO at multiple public technology companies including Mindspeed Technologies and Wyle Electronics

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Began career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, spending nine years including the firm's Silicon Valley technology accounting and audit practice
- **2000s** — Served as CFO (and COO) at Wyle Electronics
- **2000s** — Served as CFO at Mindspeed Technologies
- **2008** — Became Senior Vice President and CFO of QLogic in April
- **2010** — Promoted to President and CEO of QLogic, effective November 15
- **2015** — Joined MobileIron as CFO (May)
- **2017** — Named CEO and board member of MobileIron (October)
- **2018** — Elected to MicroVision's board of directors (December)
- **2020** — Led MobileIron through its sale to Ivanti for approximately $872 million (closed December)
- **2022** — Became Executive Partner at Thomas H. Lee Partners (May)
- **2023** — Concluded Executive Partner role at Thomas H. Lee Partners (October)
- **2025** — Appointed Executive Vice Chairman of MicroVision, effective September 30, for an interim period of up to 12 months, alongside Glen DeVos becoming CEO

## Achievements

- Rose from CFO to President and CEO at QLogic, a public semiconductor networking company
- Led MobileIron as CEO through its acquisition by Ivanti for approximately $872 million in 2020
- Served as CFO at multiple public technology companies including Mindspeed Technologies and Wyle Electronics
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Appointed Executive Vice Chairman of MicroVision in 2025 to help steer a leadership transition

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Appointed Executive Vice Chairman and board member of MicroVision, effective September 30, 2025, for an interim period of up to 12 months, as Glen DeVos was named CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://microvision.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-biddiscombe-028a5b71

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