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Hock Tan

As of October 2026, Hock Tan is Broadcom’s president and CEO, and the company develops custom AI accelerators and AI networking products. He came from Penang, earned mechanical engineering degrees at MIT in 1975, worked at Union Carbide, and received an MBA from Harvard in 1979. His career moved through management roles at General Motors, PepsiCo, Hume Industries and Pacven Investment, then finance and executive positions at Commodore and Integrated Circuit Systems, before he became Avago’s president and CEO in 2006 and led it during its 2015 pursuit of Broadcom. In 2024, the Global Semiconductor Alliance selected him for its Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award. In December 2025, he reported 74% year-over-year growth in Broadcom’s AI semiconductor revenue, and in April 2026 the company expanded its partnership with Meta to co-develop multiple generations of AI chips.

Now at
Broadcom Inc.

Timeline

  1. 1975–1979

    MIT engineering and a Harvard MBA

    He comes to MIT from Penang, Malaysia, and earns bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering in 1975. He works as a research engineer at Union Carbide before earning an MBA from Harvard University in 1979.

  2. 1992–2005

    From management to chip leadership

    He holds management roles at General Motors and PepsiCo, then serves as managing director at Hume Industries and Pacven Investment. In 1992, he joins Commodore as vice president of finance; in 1994, he joins Integrated Circuit Systems as senior vice president and CFO, becomes its CEO in 1999, and becomes executive chairman after its sale in 2005.

  3. 2006–2015

    Leading Avago Technologies

    Avago forms through a 2005 buyout of Agilent’s semiconductor group, and Tan becomes its president and CEO in 2006. In 2015, Avago pursues its purchase of Broadcom under his leadership.

  4. 2024

    A semiconductor leadership award

    The Global Semiconductor Alliance selects him for its 2024 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award.

  5. December 2025

    AI semiconductor revenue growth

    He reports 74% year-over-year growth in Broadcom’s AI semiconductor revenue for Q4 fiscal 2025. Broadcom expects Q1 fiscal 2026 AI semiconductor revenue to double year-over-year to $8.2 billion, driven by custom AI accelerators and Ethernet AI switches.

  6. April 2026

    Meta’s MTIA partnership

    In April 2026, Broadcom and Meta expand their partnership to co-develop multiple generations of Meta Training and Inference Accelerator chips for Meta’s AI workloads. Tan calls it a multigeneration roadmap.

  7. As of October 2026

    Broadcom president and CEO

    As of October 2026, he is Broadcom’s president and CEO. In September 2026, he reports strong demand for custom AI accelerators and networking, with AI semiconductor revenue of $16.7 billion in Q3 fiscal 2026.

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  1. Broadcom President & CEO Hock Tan to Receive Global Semiconductor Alliance’s Highest Honor, the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award gsaglobal.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Alumnus Hock Tan pledges $4 million gift for endowed chair in MechE | MIT News news.mit.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Broadcom Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend prnewswire.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Meta Partners With Broadcom to Co-Develop Custom AI Silicon about.fb.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Broadcom Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend prnewswire.com. Checked 14 October 2026.