Dr. Matsuoka is CEO of Panasonic Holdings, a global leader in developing innovative technologies and solutions for a wide range of applications across all industries. In this role, she is responsible for global innovation and new business. Prior to joining Panasonic, Dr. Matsuoka brought her distinctive mission-driven approach to leading technology giants. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Google Healthcare and, prior to that, as Chief Technology Officer of Google/Nest. Before Nest, she was Director of Innovation and co-founder of Google X, the company’s research and development lab. She has also held a senior executive position at Apple and was CEO of Quanttus, a wearable health technology startup.
“Yoky is an exceptional technologist and business leader whose expertise in integrating hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to deliver meaningful results for people aligns perfectly with ADI’s mission,” said Vincent Roche, CEO and President of ADI. “Her focus on creating sustainable, efficient, and people-centric systems will help guide ADI as we expand our solutions in the physical and digital worlds.”.
Before joining Silicon Valley, Dr. Matsuoka was a tenured professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Washington, specializing in artificial intelligence, robotics, and neuroscience. During her tenure, she founded and directed the NSF ERC Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering and the Neurobotics Lab, which focused on creating devices to restore sensory and motor abilities to the human body. Dr. Matsuoka received a MacArthur Genius Fellowship for her work in robotics and neuroscience. With this fellowship, she founded the YokyWorks Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children with physical and learning disabilities.
Dr. Matsuoka earned her PhD and master's degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, all in Electrical and Computer Engineering. In 2023, she was featured on Forbes' "50 Over 50: Innovation" list and Inc.'s "Top Female Founders" list.
