Explore CEO profiles for the world’s most important semiconductor companies — Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, Micron, and GlobalFoundries. Each profile covers salary, net worth, career history, and the leadership driving the global chip industry.
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Updated February 2026 · 5 CEO profiles
UPDATE (December 2024): Pat Gelsinger served as Intel CEO from February 2021 to December 1, 2024, when the board forced his resignation. David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus served as interim co-CEOs until Lip-Bu Tan (former Cadence Design Systems CEO) was appointed permanent CEO on March 18, 2025. Gelsinger is now a general partner at […]
UPDATE (April 2025): Dr. Thomas Caulfield served as President and CEO of GlobalFoundries from 2018 to April 28, 2025. He has transitioned to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board. The current CEO of GlobalFoundries is Tim Breen, who previously served as Chief Operating Officer. This profile covers Caulfield’s tenure as CEO and his […]
Micron Technology, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, was founded in 1978 in Boise, Idaho and today ranks among the top three global manufacturers of memory and storage chips. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, leading a $37 billion enterprise with approximately 48,000 employees worldwide. Appointed as CEO […]
Nvidia Corporation, the world’s most valuable semiconductor company with a market capitalization exceeding $4.7 trillion, was co-founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem at a Denny’s restaurant in San Jose, California. Today, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang leads the company that has become the backbone of the artificial intelligence revolution, powering everything […]
CEO UPDATE: Steve Mollenkopf served as Qualcomm CEO from 2014 to 2021. Cristiano Amon succeeded him as President and CEO in June 2021 and continues to lead the company as of 2026. Qualcomm Incorporated, the global leader in wireless technology and semiconductor design, was founded in 1985 by Irwin Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi, and five other […]