Pat Gelsinger Biography

Pat Gelsinger became CEO of VMware in September 2012, bringing more than 30 years of experience in a variety of technical and executive roles. Under his leadership, VMware expanded from its core strength in virtualization to become a recognized global leader in cloud infrastructure, enterprise mobility and cyber security. Through helping customers accelerate their digital-transformation journeys, VMware has nearly doubled its revenue during Pat’s tenure, generating 2016 revenue of $7.09 billion. VMware has over 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners worldwide. Prior to joining VMware, Pat was president and COO of EMC’s Information Infrastructure Products business, overseeing engineering and operations and leading the office of the CTO. Pat began his career at Intel, where he was appointed the company’s youngest VP and was the architect of the original 486 processor. A few years later he became Intel’s first CTO. In 2008, Pat was named a fellow of IEEE and awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 2008 from William Jessup University.

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