The Power 50: Ravi Vig

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RAVI VIG

President & CEO

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc., Worcester

Residence: Bedford, N.H.

Colleges: Yale University, Dartmouth College, Southern New Hampshire University, Rutgers University

In April, Vig decided to move Allegro's 200 employees making computer semiconductors from the firm's 53-year-old Worcester home to Marlborough, continuing Marlborough's regional pull with its superior combination of amenities, location and space. Allegro's decision to stay in Central Mass. continues Vig's belief for an increasingly technologically skilled workforce to help his company grow, as Allegro is a member of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Consortium linking engineering talent to the firm via internships. In the community, Allegro has donated more than $130,000, with a focus on food banks, the Red Cross, education and the environment.

What advice would you give up-and-comers? Technology changes will steadily impact all industries. Women and men should persevere with a challenging STEM curriculum in high school and college.

Reptile connections: Hanging on my briefcase is a beaded “lizard-dude” made by my then 8-year-old daughter. Twelve years, million-plus miles of travel to three dozen countries, and several briefcases later, a faded and frayed “lizard-dude” still hangs there as a reminder that family is what's important in life.

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