Lisa Su
The Engineer Who Saved AMD and Revolutionized Computing
Net Worth
$750M
Born
November 7, 1969 (age 56)
Country
Taiwan
Occupation
CEO, Electrical Engineer, Business Executive
Gender
female
Generation
Gen X
Marital Status
married
Children
2
Single Parent Household
No
Education
PhD
University
MIT
Industries
tech, business
Wealth Category
multi-millionaire
Wealth Origin
self-made
First-Gen Wealth
Yes
Immigrant
Yes
Overcame
- • Immigrated to the US at age 3 with barely any English
- • Entered male-dominated field of electrical engineering in the 1980s
- • Took over AMD when stock was under $3 and company was near bankruptcy
- • Faced skepticism as a woman and minority leading a major tech company
Lisa Su is a Taiwanese-American business executive and electrical engineer who has served as the chair and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) since 2014. She is credited with leading AMD's turnaround, transforming it from a struggling company into a major competitor to Intel and NVIDIA. She is widely regarded as one of the most successful CEOs in technology.
Career Timeline
Notable Quotes
"I've always been focused on solving problems. The bigger the problem, the more interesting it is."
"If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough. You need to push the boundaries."
"MIT taught me how to think and solve really hard problems."
"I believe that diversity of thought leads to better outcomes."