# Charles Liang

> Charles Liang is the Taiwan-born American electrical engineer who co-founded Supermicro in 1993 and remains its president, CEO and chairman. His career connects modular server design and energy efficiency with the rise of AI data centers. Based in San Jose, he also founded the Green Earth Foundation and has supported engineering education at Taipei Tech.

- **Role:** Co-founder, President, CEO and Chairman at Supermicro
- **Organizations:** Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Supermicro), Green Earth Foundation
- **From:** Chiayi, Taiwan
- **Nationality:** American (Taiwan-born)
- **Education:** Electrical engineering diploma/program, Taipei Institute of Technology (now National Taipei University of Technology), B.S., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Honorary Doctor of Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Supermicro and led it from motherboard design into rack-scale and data-center infrastructure., Holds patents relating to server technology., Led Supermicro through its 2007 Nasdaq IPO.

## Career timeline

- **1978** — Graduated from Taipei Institute of Technology’s electrical engineering program; subsequently worked there as a teaching assistant.
- **1991-1993** — President and Chief Design Engineer at Micro Center Computer Inc.
- **1993** — Co-founded Supermicro with Sara Liu and Wally Liaw in Silicon Valley.
- **2004** — Supermicro began developing energy-saving servers.
- **2007** — Supermicro went public on Nasdaq.
- **2011** — Received an honorary Doctor of Engineering from Taipei Tech.
- **2024** — Delivered Taipei Tech commencement remarks and donated ten AI GPU servers.
- **2025** — Presented Data Center Building Block Solutions at a keynote with Jensen Huang.
- **2026** — Continued as president, CEO and chairman; Supermicro reported fiscal-year revenue of $39.1 billion.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Supermicro and led it from motherboard design into rack-scale and data-center infrastructure.
- Holds patents relating to server technology.
- Led Supermicro through its 2007 Nasdaq IPO.
- Founded the Green Earth Foundation, whose stated aim includes combating deforestation.
- Donated ten AI GPU servers to Taipei Tech at its June 2024 commencement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Supermicro appointed Mark Long as CFO on October 15, reporting to Liang; Liang emphasized operational and financial execution.
- **2026-09** — Supermicro announced shipments of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 racks integrated with its DCBBS architecture and direct liquid cooling.
- **2026-08** — Supermicro reported fiscal 2026 net sales of $39.1 billion.
- **2026-08** — Supermicro announced completion of a board-led investigation following export-control indictments of three associated individuals. It said the review found no evidence current senior management knew of the alleged diversion, adopted compliance recommendations and took personnel actions. Government investigations continued.

## Links

- Website: https://www.supermicro.com/en/about/leadership/charles-liang
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/charlesliang

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