Robert A. Rango

Executive Vice President & General Manager, Wireless Connectivity Group

The Wireless Connectivity Group headed by Bob Rango is responsible for pursuing end-to-end wireless opportunities for the home, business and mobile markets. The Group oversees Broadcom's 802.11/Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, GPS and Voice over IP (VoIP) products. Wireless connectivity products can be found in mobile handsets, notebook and desktop computers, IP phones, home gateways, and other wireless-enabled consumer electronics and peripherals, such as printers, game platforms, Blu-ray Disc® players, digital televisions and keyboards.

Mr. Rango joined Broadcom in March 2002 and became Vice President and General Manager of the Network Infrastructure Business Unit in October 2002. In September 2003, Mr. Rango was elected to the position of Senior Vice President, Mobile & Wireless Group. Previously, from 1995 to 2002 Mr. Rango held several Vice President and General Manager positions at Lucent Microelectronics, a networking communications company, and Agere Systems, a semiconductor manufacturer, in their Optical Access, New Business Initiatives and Modem/Multimedia Divisions. Previously, Mr. Rango held various positions with AT&T Bell Labs for over ten years.

Mr. Rango received a B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an M.S.E.E. from Cornell University.