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My Take
I'll be honest, Lisa Su is one of the few CEOs who genuinely makes me geek out. When she took over AMD in 2014, the company was basically left for dead, and the fact that she turned it into a real threat to Intel and a serious player in GPUs is the kind of comeback story I can't help but root for. What I love is that she's an actual engineer first, with the MIT credentials and the IEEE honors to back it up, not some finance guy parachuted in to cut costs. She comes across as calm, relentless, and deeply technical, the rare leader who clearly understands the silicon as well as the spreadsheet. Honestly, she's become a quiet icon for me, and I'll always respect that.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lisa Su
- Name (Japanese)
- リサ・スー
- Reading
- りさ・すー
- Born
- November 7, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rooster
- Origin
- Tainan County, Taiwan
- Occupation
- chief executive officer / entrepreneur / electrical engineer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2009 IEEE Fellow
- 2021 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
- 2021 Women in Technology Hall of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Lisa Su born?
Born November 7, 1969 (age 56).
Where is Lisa Su from?
Lisa Su is from Tainan County, Taiwan.
What does Lisa Su do?
Lisa Su works as chief executive officer, entrepreneur, electrical engineer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.