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Lip-Bu Tan leads Intel after twelve years as CEO of Cadence, where he shifted the company toward customer-led chip design software. He founded Walden International and co-founded the investment firms Celesta Capital and Walden Catalyst.
Lip-Bu Tan leads Intel after twelve years as CEO of Cadence, where he shifted the company toward customer-led chip design software. He founded Walden International and co-founded the investment firms Celesta Capital and Walden Catalyst.
Career
Lip-Bu Tan studied at Nanyang University (BS, Physics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Nuclear Engineering), and University of San Francisco (MBA (1983)).
Director at PsiQuantum from 2026-04 to Present
Chief Executive Officer at Intel from 2025-03 to Present
Founding Managing Partner at Walden Catalyst Ventures from 2021 to Present
Independent Director at Schneider Electric from 2019 to Present
Founding Managing Partner at Celesta Capital from 2013 to PresentWIFounder and Chairman at Walden International from 1987 to Present
CTDirector at Credo Technology Group from 2025-03 to 2025-10Joined the board in October 2019, later chaired it, and stepped down as chairman in March 2025 while remaining a director until October 2025.
CDExecutive Chair at Cadence Design Systems from 2021-12 to 2023-05Previously CEO from 2009 to 2021; board member from 2004 until retirement in May 2023.
SGExternal Board Director at SoftBank Group from 2020-06 to 2022-06
HPDirector at Hewlett Packard Enterprise from 2015 to 2021
SMDirector at Semiconductor Manufacturing International from 2001 to 2018
ADirector at Ambarella from 2004 to 2017
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Cynthia StoddardSenior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Intel
a leader who is serious about execution, honest about where we are, and clear-eyed about where Intel needs to go.
