Meet the people solving memory's hardest problem
IronLattice is a deep-tech semiconductor company spun out of Rice University, building the memory architecture AI infrastructure has been waiting for. We brought together the best minds in semiconductor research, commercial strategy, and financial execution to build what the memory industry has needed for decades.
Founding Team
Chief Executive Officer
Tawfik Jarjour
14 years at Accenture Strategy, leading the Consumer Technology practice and shaping $1B+ transformation programs. Rice, INSEAD, and Stanford. Patent holder. Serves on the Rice Alumni Board.
Chief Innovation Officer
Dr. Fred Flitsch
150+ U.S. patents. Harvard PhD in physical chemistry, MBA from Boston University. Semiconductor executive and Patent Agent with deep expertise in manufacturing, lean operations, and IP strategy.
Chief Financial Officer
Hardy Fairbanks
CPA with 35+ years as CFO for entrepreneurial and growth-stage companies. Leads fundraising, capital formation, and investor relations at IronLattice.
Advisor
Dr. James Tour
Synthetic organic chemist and T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry at Rice University, also Professor of Computer Science and Materials Science and NanoEngineering. His lab's track record includes 17 spinoff companies, with foundational work underlying IronLattice's own technology.