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Lisa Su

AMD · Tainan, Taiwan

Engineer-CEO who walked into a written-off company and ran the most disciplined semiconductor turnaround in modern history.

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Lisa Su
A
Company
AMD
Journey

Moves that mattered.

  1. 1995
    PhD MIT; joined Texas Instruments.
  2. 2012
    Joined AMD as SVP.
  3. 2014
    Became CEO of a near-bankrupt AMD.
  4. 2023
    AMD stock up 30x; outpacing Intel.
Struggles

Took over with AMD trading under $4 and Intel dominant everywhere.

Family

Married Daniel Lin. Cousin of Jensen Huang.

The full story

Lisa Su, in 1 chapters.

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    The story

    Engineer-CEO who walked into a written-off company and ran the most disciplined semiconductor turnaround in modern history.

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