Location Phoenix, Arizona, United States Regions Greater Phoenix Area, Western US Gender Male
Investor Type Investment Partner
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Brian M. Krzanich began his career at Intel in 1982 in New Mexico as a process engineer, and he still loves tinkering, whether it’s tweaking gear inside Intel’s chip-making plants or helping his daughters with their science projects. Progressing through a series of senior technical and leadership roles within Intel’s manufacturing organization,
Krzanich was elected as the company’s sixth chief executive officer in May 2013, responsible for leading an organization of more than 50,000 employees. In 2006, he drove a broad transformation of Intel’s factories and supply chain, improving factory velocity by more than 60 percent and doubling customer responsiveness. Krzanich is also involved in advancing the industry’s transition to lower-cost 450mm wafer manufacturing through the Global 450 Consortium, as well as leading Intel’s strategic investment in lithography supplier ASML. He holds a B.A. in chemistry from San Jose State University and has one patent for semiconductor processing.