Lisa Su
Lisa Su
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Dr. Lisa Tzwu‑Fang Su (born November 7, 1969, in Tainan, Taiwan) is an American electrical engineer, computer scientist, and CEO and Chair of AMD (Advanced Micro Devices). Her family immigrated to the United States when she was about three, settling in Queens, New York, where she was raised in a household that valued math and science education. Su earned her bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT—choosing the major because it was the most challenging field available +15Wikipédia+15GenK+15.
Su spent the early part of her career at Texas Instruments, IBM, and Freescale Semiconductor, where she played a critical role in developing industry‑standard silicon‑on‑insulator technologies and more efficient semiconductor chips while at IBM Business Insider+7+7+7. In 2014, she became AMD’s first female CEO and presided over a remarkable turnaround: under her leadership, AMD’s market capitalization soared from just a few billion dollars to over $150 billion, and the company emerged as a powerful presence in AI, gaming, and high-performance computing TIMEBusiness Insider.
Su is often quoted for her visionary leadership, resilience, and strategic mindset. She encourages embracing difficult challenges: “Run toward the hardest problems. This approach has helped me to learn a tremendous amount from both success and failure.” BrainyQuote+1+1 She explains AMD’s broader mission: “We want to leave a legacy of changing the world.” TIME+3+3Business Insider+3 And on collaboration and openness, she says: “My philosophy is, I can’t make every product that can possibly use a high‑performance CPU and graphics. Why shouldn't I enable others, in a positive fashion, to leverage AMD IP in more places?” +1+1