John Runkel

General Counsel at SYNOPSYS, INC.

Net worth: 12 M $ as of 31/05/2026

71 year

62 connections

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John F.
Runkel is currently Chief Legal Officer at Synopsys, Inc. since 2025.
Formerly, Mr. Runkel was General Counsel & Senior VP-Business Development at AMO Manufacturing USA LLC from 2001 to 2005, Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel at Affymetrix, Inc. from 2008 to 2013, Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Intuitive Surgical, Inc. from 2006 to 2007, Partner at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, and Senior VP-Business Development & General Counsel at VISX, Inc. from 2004 to 2005.
Education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
SYNOPSYS, INC. 0.01%	17/02/2026	25,398 ( 0.01% )	12 M $	31/05/2026

John Runkel active positions

Companies	Position	Start
SYNOPSYS, INC.	General Counsel	01/05/2014

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Companies	Position	End
AFFYMETRIX, INC.	General Counsel	31/03/2013
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.	General Counsel	14/12/2007
AMO Manufacturing USA LLC AMO Manufacturing USA LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs, develops and manufactures excimer refractive surgical systems	General Counsel	01/01/2005
VISX, Inc.	General Counsel	01/01/2005
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	7
Synopsys, Inc. Synopsys, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops semiconductor intellectual property and electronic design automation software solutions	Technology Services
AMO Manufacturing USA LLC AMO Manufacturing USA LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs, develops and manufactures excimer refractive surgical systems	Health Technology
Affymetrix, Inc. Affymetrix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis	Health Technology
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs, manufactures and markets robotic surgical systems	Health Technology
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
VISX, Inc.