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title: "Electronic Specifier: The Organic Route to CEO with Mateja Lampe Rupnik"
description: "From art history to leading a global tech company: discover how Mateja Lampe Rupnik became CEO of Red Pitaya and transformed test & measurement."
image: https://content.redpitaya.com/hubfs/blog%20featured%20image%20(28).jpg
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# Electronic Specifier: The Organic Route to CEO with Mateja Lampe Rupnik

- Posted by ![Red Pitaya Technical Editorial Team](https://content.redpitaya.com/hubfs/Red-pitaya-fav-ikona.png) [Red Pitaya Technical Editorial Team](https://redpitaya.com/Red-Pitaya-Blog-team/) , May 15, 2025

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In the May edition of *Electronic Specifier* (page 12), Red Pitaya CEO Mateja Lampe Rupnik shares her unconventional journey from studying art history to leading a global test and measurement company.

Her story highlights how diverse career paths, strong mentorship, and an open-source mindset can shape successful leadership in technology. From building key partnerships with AMD, Analog Devices, and Arduino, to steering Red Pitaya into industrial markets while staying true to its open-source roots, Mateja proves that agility and fresh perspectives are powerful assets in today’s electronics industry.

Read the full feature in *Electronic Specifier’s May issue*: [Electronic Specifier Design Magazine, May 2025](https://files.constantcontact.com/ff937604301/cb9e4fca-6563-4b6f-90fa-ded423f6ae15.pdf?rdr=true)

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