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leadersjul 20, 2026
Dr. Lisa Su and the Architecture of AMD's Historic Ascent
“How she took a declining semiconductor legacy, refocused it on high-performance compute, and built an AI chip giant on engineering discipline.”
In 2014, when Dr. Lisa Su became CEO, AMD was on the verge of bankruptcy. By prioritizing the Zen architecture and execution over short-term trends, she turned AMD into a global chip powerhouse valued at over $250 billion.