Dana Nazarian

Dana’s father taught him to play backgammon in the early 1970’s and became addicted to the game at a very young age, playing 3 hours a day for 10 straight years.  He has been playing competitive backgammon since 1999.

Mr. Nazarian is an Executive VP of Cypress Semiconductor, running their largest division, the Memory & Imaging Division.  He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  He lives in Sunnyvale, CA with his wife Amanda and their two children.  Other interests include mountain biking and homebrewing.