PeopleofSuperintelligence

Company, United States

Broadcom

Includes VMware.

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
6
Citations of current people
26,393
Median h-index of current people
86
Full moves in and out
3 in, 4 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 2 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at Broadcom, including 2 (33%) here now and 4 with former affiliations. Its tracked sub-organization is VMware (3 ever, 0 now). Among 3,344 companies, Broadcom is tied for 100th by all-time people and tied for 93rd by current headcount. Systems, hardware and security leads 4 areas of expertise (3 of 6 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 2013 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and 4 out.

From 2023 to 2026, 2 people joined and 1 left, a net gain of 1.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (2 full moves and 1 role taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left Broadcom from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

Left

Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026Hock TanJoinedAvago TechnologiesFull move
2023Giovanni VignaJoinedUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraAlongside an existing role
2026Wael William DiabLeftISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42Full move

Compared with peer companies, Broadcom ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 93rd of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 100th); 2 of its 6 all-time people (33%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 6 of the 6 people who have worked at Broadcom (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Broadcom to 26 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Giovanni Vigna) has 26,393 citations and an h-index of 86 (tied for 77th among 511 counted companies).

Microsoft shares the largest career overlap with Broadcom, at 2 of 6 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at Broadcom also worked at any time in their careers (6 people across 26 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Broadcom. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Microsoft2
Accel1
Apache Software Foundation1
Avago Technologies1
Cisco Systems1

People here now

The 2 people with a current role at Broadcom include 1 builder and 1 researcher. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Broadcom.

People with former affiliations

We record 4 people who formerly worked at Broadcom. 4 of the 4 have a recorded current role at another organization. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 121 career citations (h-index 4).