Jerry Neal's phenomenal business success in a challenging technological field, combined with his humble background and gift of engaging audiences both large and small, both technically-oriented and philanthropically motivated, make him an appreciated speaker in a wide variety of venues.  His technical expertise coupled with his comical and likeable storytelling methods of delivery enthralls audiences. 

Jerry D. Neal is  company co-founder and Executive Vice President of Strategic Development at RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD) as well as an expert in the wireless communications industry.  RFMD manufactures critical components that enable wireless devices to transmit and receive signals; half of the cell phones made in the world contain microchip integrated circuits made by RFMD.

Neal has co-authored two books with NY Times best selling author, Jerry Bledsoe.  Fire in the Belly: Building a World-leading High-tech Company from Scratch in Tumultuous Times, chronicles the rise of RFMD, starting from zero dollars in 1991 to a market value of $16 billion less than a decade later.  Neal's success was not always one of glory.  Many times he was faced with major difficulties, especially after the failure of an earlier entrepreneurial technology venture.  Neal says "It's important for all human beings to look for experiences in overcoming situations.  In my case, I started over several times but kept working at it and kept learning from my mistakes."  Neal's second book, Built on a Rock:  A Memoir of Family, Faith and Place, tells of Neal's roots in Randolph County, NC, the ups and downs of his life and career before RFMD and the culmination of his dream to give back through philanthropy.  Among the charities that Jerry and his wife, Linda, support are St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, where Neal is a director on the hospital's Professional Advisory Board, and Victory Junction Gang Camp.  "We had a strong desire to help out and to be involved with causes that would further the funding and research for the care of chronically sick children."

Neal's special brand of humor coupled with his vast technological expertise has garnered highly appreciative reviews of his speaking engagements.  He is highly sought as a keynote speaker for investor and industry conferences as well as graduation ceremonies for universities.  As an expert in business and technology, Neal's speaking topics are numerous and varied.  Among Neal's numerous speech topics are, How to Fund Your Entrepreneurial Dream, The Variability of Business Success, Recognizing Opportunity in the Midst of Adversity, 100 Years of Wireless Technology, From Successful to Significant, Funding a Fellowship; Finding Cures, Saving Lives.  Mr. Neal has a personal interest in the history of the wireless industry and delivers fascinating speeches on how the wireless industry was created from early experiments of Heinrich Hertz, Guglielmo Marconi, Oliver Lodge and others and the stories of how the development of wireless communication changed the world we live in today.  Neal also explores how to optimally apply existing technologies to solve communications problems and speaks on the future of wireless communications.

The future excites Neal.  He anticipates expanding his speaking engagements, eager to introduce audiences to the phenomenal story behind RFMD's success, to his rich family heritage that has anchored and inspired philanthropic giving and a myriad of other topics Neal has honed.