AXT INC
Current- Director 1989 to present
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Alpha ID: alpha:person:morris-s-youngVersion: public-0As of: 2026-10-01
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Biography
Dr. Morris S. Young co-founded AXT in 1986 and has served as a director since 1989. He served as Chairman and CEO from 1998-2004, Chief Technology Officer from 2004-2006, and was reappointed as CEO in 2009 and Chairman in 2021. He has a Ph.D. in metallurgy from Polytechnic University and previously worked as a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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- 2026 to end not publishedExecutive title: President · Organization not publishedAXTI DEF 14A executive officers
- Dates not publishedExecutive title: Chief Executive Officer · Organization not publishedAXTI DEF 14A director slate
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AXTI DEF 14A director slate
sec filing · Source published: Mar 31, 2026 · Retrieved: May 15, 2026
Supports 7 claims
- AI and ML experience: AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Board role: Board role: Chair · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Committee assignments: No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Cybersecurity experience: Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Executive company: Executive at AXT, Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Executive title: Executive title: Chief Executive Officer · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Technology background: Technology background reported in filings · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
AXTI DEF 14A executive officers
sec filing · Source published: Mar 31, 2026 · Retrieved: May 15, 2026
Supports 5 claims
- AI and ML experience: AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Cybersecurity experience: Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Executive company: Executive at AXT, Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Executive title: Executive title: President · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
- Technology background: Technology background: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
Open source
sec proxy · Source published: Mar 31, 2026 · Retrieved: Apr 24, 2026
Supports 1 claim
- Professional Role: Director at AXT INC · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
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public source · Source published: Date unavailable · Retrieved: Date unavailable
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- Board membership: Serves on the board of AXT INC · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
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