Lisa Su Career Timeline
Lisa Su's career runs from MIT and IBM to Freescale and AMD, which she has led since 2014 12.
Full nameLisa Su
Born7 Nov 1969, Tainan, Taiwan
Age57
NationalityUnited States
EducationBS, MS and PhD, electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forAMD
SpouseDaniel Lin
ResidenceAustin, Texas, United States
Lisa Su timeline, year by year
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Born in Tainan, Taiwan 1 |
| 1994 | Earns a PhD from MIT 2 |
| 1995 | Joins IBM 2 |
| 2007 | Becomes CTO of Freescale 2 |
| 2012 | Joins AMD 1 |
| 2014 | Becomes AMD CEO 1 |
| 2022 | Becomes chair of AMD 2 |
| 2025 | AMD agrees to supply AI chips to OpenAI 1 |
- 1969 · PERSONALBorn in Tainan, Taiwan; moves to New York at three
- 1994 · EDUCATIONEarns a PhD in electrical engineering from MIT
- 1994 · EDUCATIONBS, MS and PhD, electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2012 · ROLEJoins AMD after roles at Texas Instruments, IBM and Freescale
- 2014 · ROLEBecomes AMD's chief executive
- 2025 · DEALAMD agrees to supply AI chips to OpenAI
Frequently asked questions
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Sources✓ Verified 4 Nov 2026
1 Forbes, Lisa Su profile (real-time net worth), 4 Nov 2026
2 Wikipedia, Lisa Su, accessed 4 Nov 2026
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