Jim Pappas is the Director of Initiative Marketing in Intel’s Fabric Component Division of the Enterprise Server Group. In this role, Mr. Pappas is responsible to work with the industry on the development of products that comply with the InfiniBand™ architecture and for the promotion of the standard through the InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association.

Mr. Pappas has previously been the Director of Technology Initiatives in Intel’s Desktop Products Group, and successfully led technologies such as AGP, DVD, IEEE 1394, Instantly Available PC, USB, and other advanced technologies for the Desktop PC.

Mr. Pappas has eighteen years of experience in the computer industry. He has served on the board of directors for a number of technology initiatives, most notably the PCI Special Interest Group as a founding member, and the USB Implementers Forum as the founding chairman.

Mr. Pappas has been granted eight U.S. patents in the areas of computer graphics and microprocessor technologies. He has spoken at major industry events including the Intel Developer’s Forum (IDF), WinHEC, Comdex, PC Strategy, Microprocessor Forum, PBX 2000, Consumer Electronics Show, PCI Plus, and the Applied Computing Conference. He holds a B.S.E.E. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.