Lisa Su
Awards & Honours
7
Awards Won
7
Honours
7
Rankings
5
Covers
4
Records
Lisa Su's career is defined by a series of historic firsts and remarkable achievements. She is the first woman to receive the IEEE Robert Noyce Medal and the first woman named Time CEO of the Year, an honor she earned twice. Under her leadership, AMD's market capitalization grew from $3 billion to over $700 billion, and the company surpassed Intel in market cap for the first time in its history. In 2025, she was celebrated as one of Time's Person of the Year for her role in shaping the AI revolution. Her technical contributions, including the development of SOI and copper interconnect technologies at IBM, have had a lasting impact on the semiconductor industry. Su is widely regarded as one of the most influential executives in tech, admired for her strategic vision and engineering acumen.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Fellow of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
Honored for contributions to semiconductor technology.
Member of The Business Council
Invited to join the prestigious group of business leaders.
Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Recognized for her leadership in technology and engineering.
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Engineering
Elected for her contributions to semiconductor manufacturing.
IEEE Fellow
For contributions to semiconductor technology.
Honorary Doctorate
Awarded honorary doctorate in engineering.
Honorary Doctorate
Awarded honorary doctorate for her achievements.
Rankings & Lists
World's 100 Most Powerful Women
World's Greatest Leaders
World's Greatest Leaders
World's Greatest Leaders
World's Greatest Leaders
World's Best CEOs
Most Powerful Women
Magazine Covers
Time
December 2025
Person of the Year: The Architects of AI
Time
December 2024
CEO of the Year
Forbes
March 2024
The AI Revolution: Lisa Su's AMD
Fortune
October 2017
The Turnaround Artist
MIT Technology Review
2017
The Woman Who Saved AMD
Records & Feats
First woman to receive the IEEE Robert Noyce Medal
Awarded in 2021 for her contributions to semiconductor technology.
First woman named Time CEO of the Year
Received the honor in 2014 and again in 2024.
Grew AMD's market cap from $3 billion to over $700 billion
Under her leadership since 2014, AMD's market capitalization increased more than 200x.
AMD surpassed Intel in market cap for the first time
In July 2022, AMD's market capitalization exceeded Intel's.