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Lisa Su

Lisa Su is an electrical engineer and AMD's chair and CEO, leading a company whose silicon and software support AI and high-performance computing. Born in Taiwan and raised in Queens, she earned electrical-engineering degrees at MIT before working at Texas Instruments, IBM, and Freescale. She joined AMD in 2012 and became its president and CEO in 2014. AMD's Instinct MI300X accelerators and ROCm 6 software target generative AI and large-language-model workloads. Her honors include the IEEE Noyce Medal in 2021 and the National Medal of Science in 2026.

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Timeline

  1. 1990–1994

    An engineer at MIT

    Born in Taiwan, she grows up in Queens, New York. At MIT, she earns a bachelor's degree in 1990, a master's degree in 1991, and a doctorate in electrical engineering in 1994.

  2. 1994–2007

    From labs to silicon leadership

    She begins at Texas Instruments' Semiconductor Process and Device Center, then spends 13 years at IBM in engineering and business roles. As vice president of the Semiconductor Research and Development Center, she directs IBM's silicon technology strategy, joint-development alliances, and semiconductor R&D operations.

  3. 2007–2012

    Roadmapping at Freescale

    At Freescale, she leads technology roadmapping and research and development as CTO, then serves as senior vice president and general manager for Networking and Multimedia. The role covers global strategy, marketing, and engineering for embedded communications and applications processors.

  4. 2012–2014

    Joining AMD's leadership team

    She joins AMD in January 2012 as a senior vice president. By July 2014, she is COO; that October, the board appoints her president and CEO.

  5. 2021

    A semiconductor award

    She receives the IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal for leadership in semiconductor products and business strategies. She becomes the award's first woman recipient.

  6. 2023–2024

    Silicon and software for AI

    AMD makes its Instinct MI300X accelerators generally available for generative AI and large-language-model training and inference. Its open-source ROCm 6 stack is optimized for generative AI; Su describes accelerating data-center demand and says AI is reshaping computing.

  7. As of October 2026

    An AI computing portfolio

    She is AMD's chair and CEO, leading a company whose silicon and software deliver next-generation computing and AI solutions. In October 2026, she receives the National Medal of Science for her contributions to high-performance and adaptive computing.

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  1. Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 to deliver MIT’s 2026 Commencement address | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology news.mit.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices president and CEO, to speak at 2017 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology news.mit.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Dr. Lisa Su - AMD Chair and Chief Executive Officer amd.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. October 16, 2014 - EX-99.1 - 8-K: Current report filing | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) ir.amd.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. AMD’s Lisa Su Breaks Through the Silicon Ceiling - IEEE Spectrum spectrum.ieee.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results amd.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. AMD CEO Lisa Su Receives National Medal of Science - AMD Newsroom newsroom.amd.com. Checked 14 October 2026.