When Roberto Padovani completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Padova in Italy and had the opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Amherst in Massachusetts, the financial help of mentors made his trip to the U.S. possible.
In the nearly four decades since his arrival, Padovani was instrumental in developing the technology behind 3G communications and pioneered the concept of using the internet on a mobile device at Qualcomm, where he eventually held chief technology officer and executive vice president roles. He served as an advisor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and garnered more than 80 patents on wireless communication technologies.
