# Lisa Su

> Lisa Su is the President and CEO of AMD, leading one of the greatest corporate turnarounds in tech history. Since taking the helm in 2014, she transformed AMD from a struggling chipmaker on the brink of irrelevance into a $378 billion semiconductor titan that rivals Intel and powers the AI revolution. The MIT-trained electrical engineer with a PhD in semiconductors isn't just building chips - she's reshaping the future of computing, from gaming consoles to data centers to artificial intelligence. Named Time's CEO of the Year in 2024 and recognized as one of the world's most powerful women, Su runs toward the hardest problems in an industry where failure means obsolescence.

- **Role:** President and CEO at AMD
- **Organizations:** Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Analog Devices Inc (Board Director), National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, IEEE, PCAST (Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology)
- **From:** Tainan, Taiwan
- **Nationality:** Taiwanese-American
- **Education:** High School Diploma, Bronx High School of Science, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Transformed AMD from struggling to $378 billion market cap, Led 25-fold increase in AMD stock price since becoming CEO, Time's CEO of the Year (2024)

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Ph.D. dissertation on 'Extreme-submicrometer silicon-on-insulator (SOI) MOSFETs' at MIT
- **1994-1995** — Began career at Texas Instruments
- **1995-2007** — IBM - 13 years in engineering and management, rose to VP of Semiconductor R&D Center
- **2000s** — Led industry transformation replacing aluminum interconnects with copper
- **2007-2011** — Freescale Semiconductor - CTO and SVP
- **2012** — Joined AMD as Senior Vice President
- **2014** — Became President and CEO of AMD
- **2014-2026** — Led AMD turnaround - 25x stock increase, expansion into gaming, AI, and data centers
- **2024** — Named Time's CEO of the Year
- **2025** — Named one of Time's 'Architects of AI' for Person of the Year
- **2025** — Rose to 10th in Forbes' list of World's 100 Most Powerful Women
- **2026** — Reappointed to PCAST by President Trump

## Achievements

- Transformed AMD from struggling to $378 billion market cap
- Led 25-fold increase in AMD stock price since becoming CEO
- Time's CEO of the Year (2024)
- Named one of Time's 'Architects of AI' (2025)
- Forbes' World's 100 Most Powerful Women - #10 (2025)
- Member of National Academy of Engineering
- Member of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
- IEEE Member
- Pioneered copper interconnects replacing aluminum in semiconductors
- Expanded AMD into gaming (powers PlayStation, Xbox), AI, and data centers
- Carnegie Corporation Award recipient
- Franklin Institute Award recipient
- Broke through the 'Silicon Ceiling' as one of few women CEOs in semiconductors

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Net worth estimated at $1.3 billion with AMD market cap at $378 billion
- **2026-01** — Reappointed to PCAST (Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) by President Trump
- **2025-12** — Named one of the 'Architects of AI' for Time's Person of the Year 2025
- **2025-12** — Ranked 10th in Forbes' World's 100 Most Powerful Women

## Links

- Website: https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/leadership/lisa-su.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasu/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LisaSu

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