Near Margalit
21 - 22 October 2025
Juniper Networks Aspiration Dome
Sunnyvale, California USA
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Near Margalit
Broadcom | GM and VP of Optical Systems Division
Dr. Near Margalit has held several executive positions in the optical connectivity industry. He founded Zaffire Inc., a metro DWDM Optical Networking company before moving on to lead Source Photonics as CEO from 2002-2013, growing the company to one of the premier optical transceiver vendors. He was the CTO and Head of Product Development for Intel's Silicon Photonics for the commercial introduction of Silicon Photonics in 2015-2016. From 2018 to present he has been with the Optical Systems Division of Broadcom where he is currently the VP and General Manager of the division. He holds a Ph.D in Optoelectronics from UC Santa Barbara and a B.S. in Applied Physics from CalTech.
