PISCATAWAY, NJ, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ISTO, Inc., an international federation of industrial alliances and technical consortia committed to advancing standardized technologies to serve today’s technical ecosystems, announces the election of Sanjiv Desai to the ISTO Board of Directors, from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027.
Sanjiv Desai has over 40 years of proven industry experience leading engineering and standards organizations. He served on the MIPI Alliance Board of Directors for more than 18 years, serving as Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer, providing strategic direction and helping to expand membership to more than 400 companies. At Intel, Sanjiv held a broad range of architecture and engineering management roles, focusing on CPU and chipset design, platform development, and led key standards development initiatives across PC, mobile and automotive platforms.
Sanjiv has worked closely with ISTO leadership in the past and is deeply committed to advancing ISTO’s mission. While ISTO’s Board of Directors manages the organization’s strategic direction, financial operations and business roadmap, Sanjiv’s extensive experience in leadership and standards will prove impactful and meaningful for ISTO.
“We would like to thank Sanjiv Desai for his efforts for the ISTO” said Yatin Trivedi, Chairman of the ISTO Board of Directors. “His decades of leadership in standards development and industry organizations will be a valuable asset as we continue to grow and advance ISTO’s mission.”
ISTO Board of Directors
| Chair | Yatin Trivedi, Service Line Executive at Capgemini |
| Chairman/CEO | Dr. Daniel C. Burnett, president and CEO of ISTO |
| Secretary | Dr. Leo F. Casey, Head of Power Systems, Google |
| Treasurer | Brian K. Daly, assistant VP, Standards and Industry Alliances, AT&T |
| Director | Sanjiv Desai, Director ISTO |
The director’s full biographies are available at ISTO website.
About ISTO
ISTO provides today’s industry alliances and trade associations with turnkey legal and operational support to advance technology solutions and accomplish technical missions quickly and effectively, expanding ecosystems and growing the industry. Supported by a award-winning employees, ISTO provides a legal infrastructure for formalizing organizations and provides world-class operations management, allowing organizational stakeholders to focus on their work. Founded in 1999, ISTO’s mission is to guide communities in developing, certifying and promoting technology standards, best practices, guidelines, open source and implementation activities. A leading trusted partner of the global technology community, ISTO has grown into an international federation of affiliated programs supporting missions and technologies for more than 70 industrial collectives spanning the spectrum of electrical technology. For more information, visit isto.org.
Contact:
Brianna Rich
Brianna.rich@isto.org
