Andrew Grove

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Andrew Grove
Grove in 1997
Born
Gróf András István[1]

(1936-09-02)September 2, 1936
Budapest, Hungary
DiedMarch 21, 2016(2016-03-21) (aged 79)
Los Altos, California, U.S.
EducationCity College of New York (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Occupation(s)businessman, engineer, senior advisor
Known forthird CEO of Intel Corporation, first COO and third employee, 1968
Notable workCollege textbook, Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Devices (1967)
Management book, Only the Paranoid Survive, (1996)
PredecessorGordon Moore
SuccessorCraig Barrett
SpouseEva Kastan (1958–death)
Children2[2]
AwardsJ J Ebers Award (1974)
Time Man of the Year, 1997
Chief Executive magazine, CEO of the Year, 1997

Andrew Stephen Grove (born Gróf András István; 2 September 1936 – 21 March 2016) was a Hungarian-American businessman and engineer who served as the third CEO of Intel Corporation. He escaped from the Hungarian People's Republic during the 1956 revolution at the age of 20 and moved to the United States, where he finished his education. He was the third employee and eventual third CEO of Intel, transforming the company into the world's largest semiconductor company.[3]

As a result of his work at Intel, along with his books and professional articles, Grove had a considerable influence on electronics manufacturing industries worldwide. He has been called the "guy who drove the growth phase" of Silicon Valley.[4] In 1997, Time magazine chose him as "Man of the Year", for being "the person most responsible for the amazing growth in the power and the innovative potential of microchips."[5][6] One source notes that by his accomplishments at Intel alone, he "merits a place alongside the great business leaders of the 20th century."[7]

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  7. ^ Movers and Shakers: the 100 Most Influential Figures in Modern Business, Basic Books (2003), pp. 205–207