Andrew Grove

Andrew ("Andy") Stephen Grove (born 2 Sept 1936), is a Hungarian-born Jewish-American businessman, engineer, author, and a science pioneer in the semiconductor industry. He escaped from Communist-controlled Hungary at the age of 20 and moved to the U.S., where he finished his education. He later became CEO of Intel and was a pioneering figure in transforming the company into a giant. In 1968, along with colleagues Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Grove co-founded Intel Corporation after the three left Fairchild Semiconductor. He became the start-up company's chief operating officer (COO), where he directed all management functions, and in 1987 became its chief executive officer (CEO). During his tenure as CEO, Grove oversaw an increase in...