- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Andrew S. Grove
Intel
1987 - 1998
Computers & Electronics
b. 1936
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | City College of New York |
| Graduate | PhD, University of California (Berkley) |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1936 |
| Birthplace | Hungary |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Small Business |
While CEO of Intel, Grove delivered a ten-year annual return of 44%. Under Grove, Intel became more valuable than IBM with a worth of $115 billion and annual profits of $5.1 billion. Grove’s Intel controlled 90% of the world market for PC microprocessors. In acknowledgement of his achievements in business and technology, TIME Magazine chose Grove as its 1997 Man of the Year.