ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC (AMD)
Sector: Information Technology
Sector: Information Technology
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC - Executive Compensation
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Compensation
Lisa T. Su is the Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), a leading semiconductor company. Born on November 7, 1969, in Tainan, Taiwan, Su moved to the United States at the age of three and grew up in New York. She earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Su's career in the semiconductor industry began at Texas Instruments in 1994, where she worked as a research and development engineer. She later joined IBM in 1995, where she spent 13 years in various technical and leadership roles, eventually becoming a vice president. In 2007, Su joined Freescale Semiconductor as Chief Technology Officer and later served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company's Networking and Multimedia Group. Her expertise and leadership caught the attention of AMD, and she joined the company in 2012 as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the global business units. In 2014, at the age of 44, Su was appointed as AMD's President and CEO, becoming one of the few women to lead a major technology company. Under her leadership, AMD has experienced a remarkable turnaround, with the company's stock price soaring and its market share in the CPU and GPU markets growing significantly. As CEO, Lisa Su has been instrumental in driving AMD's focus on high-performance computing, gaming, and data center technologies. Her strategic vision has led to the development of successful products like the Ryzen and EPYC processors, which have gained widespread acclaim for their performance and efficiency. Su's leadership has also emphasized the importance of diversity and inclusion within the company, fostering an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration. Her achievements have been widely recognized, with numerous awards and accolades, including being named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in 2019 and Fortune's Businessperson of the Year in 2019.