Andrew Grove
Andrew Stephen Grove (born András István Gróf; 2 September 1936 – 21 March 2016) was a Hungarian-American businessman and engineer who served as the third CEO of Intel Corporation. He escaped from the Hungarian People's Republic during the 1956 revolution at the age of 20 and moved to the United States, where he finished his education. He was the third employee and eventual third CEO of Intel, transforming the company into the world's largest semiconductor company.
Andrew Grove | |
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Grove in 1997 | |
| Born | András István Gróf September 2, 1936 |
| Died | March 21, 2016 (aged 79) Los Altos, California, U.S. |
| Education | City College of New York (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | businessman, engineer, senior advisor |
| Known for | third 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, (1996) |
| Predecessor | Gordon Moore |
| Successor | Craig Barrett |
| Spouse | Eva Kastan (1958–death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | J J Ebers Award (1974) Time Man of the Year, 1997 Chief Executive magazine, CEO of the Year, 1997 |
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. He has been called the "guy who drove the growth phase" of Silicon Valley. In 1997, Time magazine chose him as "Man of the Year", for being "the person most responsible for the amazing growth in the power and the innovative potential of microchips." One source notes that by his accomplishments at Intel alone, he "merits a place alongside the great business leaders of the 20th century."