# Hock Tan

> Hock Tan is the Malaysian-born American president and CEO of Broadcom. He has led Broadcom and its predecessor Avago since March 2006, expanding the business through semiconductor and infrastructure-software acquisitions while emphasizing engineering, customer demand and financial discipline. His career includes ICS, Commodore, investment management and senior roles at General Motors and PepsiCo.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Broadcom
- **Organizations:** Broadcom, Avago Technologies, Integrated Circuit Systems, Integrated Device Technology, Commodore International, Pacven Investment, Hume Industries, PepsiCo, General Motors, Meta (former director; advisory role announced in April 2026)
- **From:** Penang, Malaysia
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Led Avago’s acquisition of Broadcom, announced in 2015 at $37 billion and completed in 2016., Expanded Broadcom into infrastructure software through CA Technologies, Symantec enterprise security and VMware., Received the 2024 GSA Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award.

## Career timeline

- **1971** — Received a scholarship to attend MIT.
- **1975** — Earned undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering degrees at MIT.
- **1983-1988** — Managing director of Hume Industries in Malaysia.
- **1988-1992** — Managing director of Pacven Investment in Singapore.
- **1992-1994** — Vice president of finance at Commodore International.
- **1995-1999** — Senior vice president and CFO at Integrated Circuit Systems; also COO from 1996 to 1999.
- **1999-2005** — President and CEO of Integrated Circuit Systems.
- **2005-2008** — Chairman of Integrated Device Technology.
- **2006** — Became president and CEO of Avago, Broadcom’s predecessor.
- **2016** — Led the combined company after Avago acquired Broadcom and adopted its name.
- **2018** — Broadcom completed its acquisition of CA Technologies.
- **2019** — Broadcom acquired Symantec’s enterprise security business.
- **2023** — Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware.
- **2024** — Joined Meta’s board; received the GSA Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award.
- **2026** — Transition from Meta’s board to a custom-silicon advisory role announced alongside an expanded Broadcom-Meta partnership.

## Achievements

- Led Avago’s acquisition of Broadcom, announced in 2015 at $37 billion and completed in 2016.
- Expanded Broadcom into infrastructure software through CA Technologies, Symantec enterprise security and VMware.
- Received the 2024 GSA Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award.
- Endowed a $4 million MIT mechanical engineering professorship named for Nam P. Suh in 2015.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At an October 12 panel in Singapore, identified capital as the biggest upcoming constraint for AI expansion and criticized poorly informed investor expectations.
- **2026-09** — Broadcom reported Q3 fiscal 2026 total revenue of $29.6 billion and AI semiconductor revenue of $16.7 billion.
- **2026-04** — Broadcom and Meta expanded their multi-generation MTIA partnership; Tan’s move from the Meta board to an advisory role was announced.

## Links

- Website: https://www.broadcom.com/company/about-us/executives/hock-e-tan
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hock-tan

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/hock-tan
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-21