J.K. Givens is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Skyworks, where he oversees all corporate legal matters, including legal filings, intellectual property (IP), technology licensing, contracts and litigation.
Prior to joining Skyworks in 2026 through the combination with Qorvo, Mr. Givens held the same position with Qorvo since 2020. Before that, he was vice president and chief counsel of Colfax Corporation, a leading diversified industrial company providing orthopedic care and fabrication technology products and services, where he was responsible for global M&A matters and served as general counsel to ESAB, one of the world's largest welding companies.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Givens was in private practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he represented corporate and private equity clients in cross-border M&A and corporate finance matters.
Mr. Givens received his law degree from Harvard University, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, and his bachelor’s degree from Yale University.