Meet Lisa Su, Jensen Huang's Cousin, Who's CEO of Nvidia Rival AMD
Lisa Su transformed AMD into a major rival of Nvidia, coincidentally co-founded by her cousin Jensen Huang. Here's a look at her life and career.
TL;DR
- Lisa Su transformed AMD into a tech powerhouse, competing with Intel and Nvidia.
- AMD's market value grew from under $2 billion to over $950 billion under her leadership.
- Key innovations include Ryzen CPUs and EPYC server processors.
- Su is the cousin of Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang.
- She has faced challenges including competitor collaborations and changing export regulations for China.
- Su's early life involved immigrating from Taiwan to the US and an early interest in engineering.
- She holds degrees in electrical engineering from MIT, with doctoral work on MOSFETs.
- Prior to AMD, she held roles at Texas Instruments, IBM, and Freescale Semiconductor.
- Su joined AMD in 2012 and became CEO in 2014, shifting focus to high-end chips.
- AMD secured contracts for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One chips.
- Time magazine named her CEO of the Year in 2024.
- AMD partnered with OpenAI to supply AI chips.
- Su's personal life is private, married to Daniel Lin.
- She maintains a disciplined routine including boxing and limited sleep.