Company · Semiconductors · founded 1969
Advanced Micro Devices
Chip maker founded by Jerry Sanders and other Fairchild alumni. Now led by Lisa Su.
Of the 4 people here linked to Advanced Micro Devices, 1 is a founder and 1 is still there. 2 of them also appear at Texas Instruments. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
4 people at Advanced Micro Devices
Executive Still there
Role
Chair and CEO (CEO since October 2014; earlier SVP and general manager, then COO), 2012–now
Source
· high confidence
Semiconductors 2 / 4
Lisa Su
Chair and CEO, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
professional two-income immigrant family · some · graduate degree
Founder Past
Role
Co-founder, president and CEO (1969-2002), chairman until April 2004, 1969–2004
Also at
Source
· high confidence
Semiconductors 7 / 1
Jerry Sanders
Co-founder, President and CEO, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
no family capital · outsider · college degree
Executive Past
Role
President and COO from 2000, CEO 2002 to 2008, chairman from 2004 until his retirement on March 2, 2009, 2000–2009
Source
· high confidence. The 2009 proxy calls him former Executive Chairman and Chairman and says he retired March 2, 2009. CEO resignation on July 18, 2008 is from Wikipedia.
Semiconductors · Technology 7 / 5
Hector Ruiz
Former CEO and chairman, AMD
poor · outsider · graduate degree
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