1 Lisa Su

Title: CEO Company: AMD Industry: Technology

As Chair and CEO of AMD, Lisa is widely recognised as one of the most transformative leaders in the semiconductor industry. Since taking the helm in 2014, she has steered AMD from near‐insolvency to a powerhouse of high‐performance computing and AI, with market capitalisation climbing from a few billion to more than US $ 200bn thanks to her leadership. An engineer by training with a PhD from MIT, Lisa championed new microarchitectures, strategic acquisitions including Xilinx and investments in AI accelerators that challenge incumbents in data‐centre compute. She also advocates for broader software ecosystems and developer choice, pushing open standards to rival proprietary platforms. Lisa’ s vision for accessible, high‐performance AI infrastructure continues to reshape the industry.

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