Pat Gelsinger Bio, Age, Salary, Net Worth, Wife, Son Cancer, Education, Intel CEO

Pat Gelsinger Biography

Pat Gelsinger is a famous American engineer and business executive globally recognized as the CEO of Intel at the moment. He served as the CEO of VMware and the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of EMC before returning to Intel.

Pat Gelsinger Age

Gelsinger is 61 years old as of March 2022. He was born Patrick Paul Gelsinger on 5 March 1961 in Robesonia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Where did Pat Gelsinger go to College? –Education

While working at Intel, he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Santa Clara University in 1983 and a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Stanford University two years later. Gelsinger will be inducted into the Society of World Changers at Indiana Wesleyan University in 2021. While on campus, a bronze bust of Gelsinger was erected in the university’s library rotunda, and he was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree. In 2022, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by The Ohio State University.

Pat Gelsinger Parents

Gelsinger was born and raised by June and Paul Gelsinger, in rural Robesonia, Pennsylvania, in an Amish and Mennonite community.

Pat Gelsinger Wife

Gelsinger is currently married to his wife Linda Fortune. The couples are Christians by religion and are proud parents to four children and eight grandchildren.

Pat Gelsinger Son Cancer

In 2016, Josiah Gelsinger, the son of Gelsinger, was battling cancer. Unknown cancer types exist.

Pat Gelsinger Intel CEO – Career

He spent the majority of his career with the company in Oregon, where he still lives. He co-wrote his first book about programming the 80386 microprocessor in 1987. Gelsinger was the primary designer of the 4th generation 80486 processor, which was introduced in 1989.  At the age of 32, he was named Intel’s youngest vice president in company history. Gelsinger, who was mentored by Intel CEO Andrew Grove, became the company’s CTO in 2001, leading key technological developments such as Wi-Fi, USB, Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors, and 14 chip projects. He founded the Intel Developer Forum to compete with Microsoft’s WinHEC. He left Intel in September 2009 to become president and chief operating officer of EMC. In 2012, he was appointed CEO of VMware.

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Pat Gelsinger Photo

On February 15, 2021, Gelsinger will return to Intel as CEO. This followed reorganization pressure from Third Point Management, the company’s newest activist investor. Gelsinger is in charge of Intel’s course correction, which includes the construction of two $20 billion Arizona manufacturing plants (fabs) for the company’s planned expansion. Positive reactions to Gelsinger’s appointment were reported in the media, and the decision was credited with driving Intel stock prices up nearly 8%. Following Gelsinger’s remarks about company strategy on March 23, 2021, Intel shares rose more than 6%. Gelsinger was interviewed by Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes in May 2021. According to Gelsinger, Intel intends to catch up to Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC and Korean chipmaker Samsung within the next five years. He announced a three and a half billion dollar investment.

Gelsinger personally announced in March 2022 the start of an entirely new fab build for approximately 20 billion USD near Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, to employ 7,000 people during construction and 3,000 people in production in 2027. is a member of the Semiconductor Industry Association’s board of directors (SIA). He sits on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). Gelsinger is the owner of eight design patents for communications, computer architecture, and VLSI design. Gelsinger and his wife, Linda, are Christians who “support a variety of worthy causes,” including disaster relief medical teams. Transforming the Bay with Christ (TBC) is a coalition of business leaders, venture capitalists, non-profit leaders, and pastors that aims to convert one million people over the next decade.

Pat Gelsinger Books

  • Crawford, John H.; Gelsinger, Patrick P. (1987). Programming the 80386
  • Gelsinger, Pat (2003). Balancing Your Family, Faith & Work. David C. Cook
  • Gelsinger, Pat (2008). The Juggling Act: Bringing Balance to Your Faith, Family, and Work

Pat Gelsinger Salary

Pat earns an estimated salary 0f 20 million dollars.

Pat Gelsinger’s Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of 54 million dollars.