Lip-Bu Tan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chief Executive Officer at Intel Corporation (since 2025)
Founded venture capital firm Walden International in 1987, growing it to $5 billion by 2001
Founding Managing Partner of Walden Catalyst Ventures (since 2020) and Celesta Capital (since 2021)
Served as CEO of Cadence Design Systems from 2009 to 2021, doubling revenue and generating approximately 4,000% return for shareholders
Helped create over 300 American companies, 50,000 American jobs, and $400 billion in American market capitalization through investments
Holds a Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering from MIT and an MBA from the University of San Francisco

Biography

Lip-Bu Tan is an American business executive currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation, a position he was appointed to in March 2025. Concurrently, he is the Chairman of Walden International, a venture capital firm he founded, and a Founding Managing Partner of Walden Catalyst Ventures and Celesta Capital. His career also includes a significant tenure as CEO of Cadence Design Systems from 2009 to 2021.