Micron Technology Names Deirdre Hanford to Lead Micron Research Labs

04:29 PM EDT, 09/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Micron Technology (MU) on Tuesday named Deirdre Hanford as corporate vice president and president of Micron Research Labs, the company's long-horizon research institution, the company said. Hanford will build out the lab's research infrastructure, operating model and partnerships, and set a research agenda spanning Micron, academia, government, startups and the broader industry, the company said. She will report to Scott DeBoer, Micron's president and chief technology and products officer, as part of his leadership team. Hanford spent 37 years at Synopsys, where she held roles including chief security officer, co-general manager of the Design Group and executive vice president of customer engagement.