Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
Robert W. Galvin
Motorola
1956–1986
1956–1986
Motorola
1956–1986
1956–1986
- Industry: Computers & Electronics
- Era: 1950
Galvin led Motorola to become the second largest producer of semiconductors in the nation in the mid-1960s, and by 1984, Motorola had $2.5 billion in semiconductor sales. In the 1970s and 80s, Galvin also had tremendous success producing microprocessors, eventually helping the company reach $6.7 billion in sales in 1987. Among American companies, only Intel produced more microprocessors than Motorola. Galvin was a major architect in the U.S.-Japan semiconductor trade agreement in 1986, in which Japan agreed to increase its purchases of U.S. semiconductors from 8% to 20% over the next five years.
Personal
- Born-Died: 1922
- Birthplace: Wisconsin
- Race: White
- Gender: Male
- Father: Head, Same Company
Education / Military
- Military Service: Army