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Sandra Rivera

Also known as Sandra L. Rivera

Sandra Rivera is chair of the board at VSORA, a French company that builds chips for AI inference. She joined Intel in 2000 and took charge of its Datacenter and AI unit in 2021. TIME named her among the most influential people in AI in 2023. In January 2024 she became chief executive of Altera, a semiconductor company, and Raghib Hussain replaced her in May 2025. Her VSORA chair began in January 2026.

Now at
VSORA

Timeline

  1. 2000

    A marketing director at Intel

    She joins Intel in 2000 as a marketing director, after the acquisition of Dialogic Corp. Her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering is from Penn State.

  2. 2019–2021

    Chief people officer at Intel

    From 2019 to 2021, she serves as Intel's chief people officer, running its human resources organization worldwide.

  3. June 2021

    General manager of Datacenter and AI

    In June 2021, Intel names her executive vice president and general manager of Datacenter and AI.

  4. 2023

    On TIME's AI list

    TIME names her among the most influential people in AI in 2023, while she runs Intel's Data Center and AI Group.

  5. October 2023

    Chief executive of Programmable Solutions

    In October 2023, Intel announces that she will become chief executive of its Programmable Solutions Group. Intel also plans to spin the unit off as a separate company.

  6. January 2024

    Chief executive of Altera

    In January 2024, she becomes CEO of Altera, a semiconductor company.

  7. May 2025

    Succeeded by Raghib Hussain

    Raghib Hussain replaces her as Altera's chief executive in May 2025.

  8. Since 2026

    Chair of VSORA's board

    In January 2026, she takes the chair of VSORA's board, at a French company that builds AI inference chips. She is still chair in October 2026.

Sources and credits

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  1. Sandra L. Rivera | PRECISE Industry Day precise-industry-day.seas.upenn.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Former Altera CEO Sandra Rivera Assumes Role as VSORA’s Chair of the Board manilatimes.net. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Intel Makes Organizational Changes to Strengthen Execution, Innovation in Critical Business Areas intc.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2023 time.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. CEO named ‘Most Influential’ in AI speaks to USF Executive MBA class usf.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Appointment of Sandra L. Rivera as Chief Executive Officer of Programmable Solutions Group intc.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Altera - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. VSORA’s Sandra Rivera on the Inference Era: Demand Is Real, But Not Everyone Survives semiwiki.com. Checked 15 October 2026.