Chairman and CEO TSMC
Chairman and CEO of TSMC since 2018. Ph.D. from Yale in Electrical Engineering. Oversaw TSMC's $100B+ US investment and expansion into Arizona. Named to Time's 100 most influential people in AI (2024).
C.C. Wei committed TSMC to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) with goals of 100% renewable energy by 2040 (accelerated from 2050) and net-zero emissions by 2050. Wei stated: 'TSMC works closely with our supply chain partners and stakeholders to advance green initiatives and develop innovative energy-saving and carbon reduction technologies.'
At TSMC's annual technology symposium in December 2022, C.C. Wei warned that export controls 'destroy productivity and efficiency gained under globalization' and stated 'the scariest thing is that mutual trust and cooperation among countries is beginning to weaken.' He declared 'Globalization is almost dead.'