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Lisa Su

Chair, President, and CEO AMD

CEO of AMD since 2014. Taiwanese-American electrical engineer credited with AMD's turnaround. First woman to lead a major semiconductor company.

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Career History

AMD Current

CEO

Oct 8, 2014 – Present

Became CEO October 8, 2014. Added Chair title in February 2022 after Xilinx acquisition.

AMD

COO

Jul 1, 2014 – Oct 8, 2014

Brief 3-month tenure as COO before being promoted to CEO

AMD

Executive

Jan 1, 2012 – Jul 1, 2014

First role at AMD, overseeing global business units and end-to-end business execution

Freescale Semiconductor

Executive

Jun 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2011

Also served as CTO (June 2007-August 2009). Helped Freescale prepare for IPO in 2011.

IBM

Executive

Feb 1, 1995 – May 31, 2007

13 years at IBM in multiple roles including Research Staff Member, Technical Assistant to CEO Lou Gerstner (2000), Director of Emerging Projects, and VP. Led copper interconnect technology development and Cell processor for PlayStation 3.

Texas Instruments

Employee

Jun 1, 1994 – Feb 28, 1995

First position after earning PhD from MIT

Track Record

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Attended Trump White House tech dinner, praised administration's semiconductor support

Sep 4, 2025

→ Trump Administration (2025-)

Lisa Su attended the September 4, 2025 White House Rose Garden dinner with tech leaders hosted by President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. She praised the administration for supporting the semiconductor industry, noting the 'incredible acceleration' the industry has seen since Trump took office.

Sources: Fortune· Yahoo Finance