Pat Gelsinger

Pat Gelsinger is a technology thought leader who previously served as CEO of Intel Corporation. He has more than four decades of technology leadership and experience driving innovation, with 30 of those years serving in Intel engineering and executive roles.

Before rejoining Intel, Gelsinger was CEO of VMware, which he transformed into a global leader in cloud infrastructure, enterprise mobility, and cyber security. Prior to joining VMware, Gelsinger was President and Chief Operating Officer of EMC’s Information Infrastructure Products business, overseeing engineering and operations for information storage, data computing, backup and recovery, RSA security and enterprise solutions.

Gelsinger began his career at Intel, becoming its first chief technology officer and serving as senior vice president and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group, managing the creation of key industry technologies such as USB and Wi-Fi. Architect of the original 80486 processor, Gelsinger led 14 microprocessor programs and played key roles in the Intel Core and Intel Xeon processor families.

Gelsinger earned degrees in electrical engineering: an associate degree from Lincoln Technical Institute, a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University and a master’s degree from Stanford University. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in February 2023. Gelsinger holds eight patents in the areas of VLSI design, computer architecture and communications, is an IEEE Fellow, and serves as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.