Lisa Su

Lisa Su
蘇姿丰
Su at SXSW 2024
Born
Lisa Tzwu-Fang Su[1]

(1969-11-07) 7 November 1969 (age 54)
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD)
Known forSemiconductor design, silicon-on-insulator design
TitlePresident and CEO of AMD (2014–present)
Chair of AMD (since 2022)
SpouseDaniel Lin[1][2]
RelativesJensen Huang (cousin)
AwardsIEEE Fellow (2009)
Signature
Lisa Su
Traditional Chinese蘇姿丰
Simplified Chinese苏姿丰

Lisa Su (simplified Chinese: 苏姿丰; traditional Chinese: 蘇姿丰; pinyin: Su Zifeng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Chu-hong; born 7 November 1969) is an American business executive and electrical engineer who is the president, chief executive officer and chair of AMD. Early in her career, Su worked at Texas Instruments, IBM, and Freescale Semiconductor in engineering and management positions.[2][4][5] She is known for her work developing silicon-on-insulator semiconductor manufacturing technologies[6] and more efficient semiconductor chips[7] during her time as vice president of IBM's Semiconductor Research and Development Center.[8]

Su was appointed president and CEO of AMD in October 2014,[9][10] after joining the company in 2012 and holding roles such as senior vice president of AMD's global business units and chief operating officer.[11] She currently serves on the boards of Cisco Systems,[12] Global Semiconductor Alliance and the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association,[11] and is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Recognized with a number of awards and accolades,[2][11] she was named Executive of the Year by EE Times in 2014[11] and one of the World's Greatest Leaders in 2017 by Fortune.[13] She became the first woman to receive the IEEE Robert Noyce Medal in 2021.

  1. ^ a b "Dr. Lisa T. Su". TAHistory.org (in Chinese). Taiwanese American Historical Society. July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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  3. ^ [twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/default.jsp Holodict], Ministry of Education, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
  4. ^ King, Ian. "AMD’s First Female CEO Seeks Speedy Break With Past Woes". Bloomberg Businessweek. 17 October 2014.
  5. ^ "AMD hires former Freescale executive Lisa Su". EETimes. December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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  9. ^ Form 8-K/A for ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC, 14-Oct-2014 Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, filed with SEC, visible at yahoo.com.
  10. ^ Mark Hachman. 8 October 2014. AMD names Lisa Su to replace Rory Read as CEO, continue diversification strategy Archived 10 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. PC World.com.
  11. ^ a b c d "Executive Biographies – Lisa Su". Amd.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  12. ^ "Lisa Su Official Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fortune_World’sGreatest_2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).