Andrew Grove
Hungarian-born American businessman, engineer and author (1936–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Grove (born András István Gróf; 2 September 1936 – 21 March 2016) was a Hungarian-born American businessman, engineer, and author. He was a science pioneer in the semiconductor industry.
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Born | András Gróf (1936-09-02)September 2, 1936 |
Died | March 21, 2016(2016-03-21) (aged 79) |
Cause of death | Complications from Parkinson's disease |
Education | City College of New York, B.S. chemical engineering, 1960 University of California, Berkeley Ph.D., 1963 |
Occupation(s) | Former COO, Chairman and CEO, currently senior advisor Intel Corporation |
Known for | CEO of Intel Corporation. First COO and third employee, 1968 |
Notable work | College textbook, Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Devices (1967) Management book, Only the Paranoid Survive, (1999) |
Spouse(s) | Eva Kastan (1958-present; 2 children) |
Awards | J J Ebers Award (1974) Time Man of the Year, 1997 CEO of the Year, CEO magazine, 1997 |
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He escaped from Communist-controlled Hungary at the age of 20 and moved to the United States where he finished his education. He later became CEO of Intel Corporation and helped transform the company into the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductors. As a result of his work at Intel, along with his books and professional articles, Grove had a considerable influence on electronics manufacturing industries worldwide. Andrew Grove has been called the "guy who drove the growth phase" of Silicon Valley.[1]