Derek Aberle serves as executive vice president and group president of Qualcomm Incorporated where he oversees Qualcomm’s technology and IP licensing business, core services businesses, as well as the Company’s standards and global marketing activities. He also serves as president of Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL) and is a member of Qualcomm's Executive Committee, helping to formulate and drive Qualcomm’s business strategies across the Company.

Prior to his current role, Aberle held several roles within QTL, including SVP & general manager. In 2000, Aberle joined Qualcomm after representing the Company as outside counsel for several years at the law firms of Pillsbury Madison and Sutro and Heller Ehrman. He has been instrumental to the success and growth of QTL, playing a leading role in structuring, negotiating and finalizing key license agreements with many of our leading licensees, including Ericsson/Sony Ericsson, Huawei, LGE, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Samsung, ZTE and many others. In the process, he has built strong relationships with the Company’s licensees. He has also contributed heavily to the creation and implementation of the legal and business strategies that have helped lead to the resolution of several of the Company’s licensing-related disputes.

Aberle holds a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also holds a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude.