2 Quotes & Sayings By John Morgridge
John Morgridge is the CEO of Intel, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer, with revenues exceeding $55 billion in 2010. He is also one of the most famous CEOs in the country. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1950. He attended public schools and graduated from high school in 1969. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas in 1972
After graduating, he worked in Texas for Motorola and then in Silicon Valley for Fairchild Semiconductor. In 1980 he joined Intel, where he became senior vice president in 1982 and director of technology development when it was founded less than three years earlier. His responsibilities grew over the next decade, when he became president of the company in 1992.
He then served as chairman and chief executive officer from 1998 to 2005, when he resigned to become executive chairman. He holds honorary doctorates from three universities: Kansas State University (2002), Washington State University (2007), and Purdue University (2011). Morgridge is a member of both Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor societies; inducted into the National Academy of Engineering; a fellow of the Society of Engineering Management; an honorary member of Tau Beta Pi; a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; an honorary member Sigma Xi; an honorary member National Academy of Engineering (NAE); an honorary lifetime member IEEE; an honorary lifetime member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); an honorary lifetime member Center for Advanced Study at Stanford; an honorary lifetime member Caltech; an honorary lifetime member Boston University School of Law; an honorary lifetime member Anheuser-Busch School of Business at the University of St. Louis; an honorary trustee board magna cum laude American Congressional Leadership Alliance; a trustee board magna cum laude The Boeing Company Foundation chosen by the Financial Times to lead its "Great Places to Work" survey on best places to work for U.S.
CEOs among companies with more than 10,000 employees on Fortune Magazine's list of America's 100 Best Companies for Business for 17 consecutive years; a trustee board magna cum laude The Citi Foundation chosen by Forbes Magazine to lead its "Best Employers" list for seven consecutive years; a chairman board emeritus The Pew Charitable Trusts' Board on Science & Technology (2006-2008); a chairman board emeritus The Henry M Jackson Foundation's Board on Global Change (2003-2005); a trustee board emeritus