Pat Gelsinger

Pat Gelsinger
Gelsinger in 2017
Born
Patrick Paul Gelsinger

(1961-03-05) March 5, 1961 (age 63)
Education
OccupationCEO of Intel Corporation
Years active1979–present
Employer(s)Intel, formerly EMC Corporation and VMware
Known forChief architect of the i486
PredecessorBob Swan
Board member of
SpouseLinda Fortune
Children4
Family8 grandchildren

Patrick Paul Gelsinger (/ˈɡɛlsɪŋɡər/; born March 5, 1961)[1] is an American business executive and engineer, who has been the CEO of Intel since February 2021.[2]

Based mainly in Silicon Valley since the late 1970s, Gelsinger graduated from Stanford University with a master's degree in engineering in 1985 and was the chief architect of Intel's i486 microprocessor in the 1980s. He was Intel's CTO from 2001 to 2009. He left Intel in 2009 and was the CEO of VMware and president and chief operating officer (COO) at EMC, before returning to Intel as CEO in February 2021.[3][4]

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  3. ^ Valinsky, Jordan; Duffy, Clare (January 13, 2021). "Intel ousts CEO and names successor". CNN. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Note from Pat Gelsinger to Intel". Intel Newsroom. Retrieved January 14, 2021.