Her Story
About Christal
Christal Milanvoich works in the semiconductor industry, a traditionally male-dominated engineering field. She entered the industry after graduating from Northwestern in 2004, where a recruiter on campus connected her despite her economics background rather than an electronics engineering degree. She later earned her MBA summa cum laude from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Throughout her career, Christal has focused on developing new technologies from customer concepts and visions, successfully creating three product lines at Maxim Integrated that have scaled across applications. She values aligning stakeholders and technical teams to bring innovations to market. Christal is passionate about spearheading female leadership in her industry and mentoring the next generation of women, advising them to persevere and find creative routes to yes when facing obstacles.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Christal
01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Persevere and find routes to yes. I hear no more than yes, and it's how do you get creative or change course to bring others up with you and meet the vision. Don't give up, persevere, find other avenues, be creative, align with stakeholders.
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