Title: President, Intel
Born: May 19, 1965, Los Gatos, California
Education: BA in international business and MBA, University of Oregon
Early Marker: Worked as a technical assistant for former chairman and CEO Andy Grove for four years into 1990s, a sign she was being fast-tracked to the top.
Big Idea: Provides the business and marketing vision to counterbalance CEO Brian Krzanich's technology and operations expertise; aims to make the semiconductor company a power in software, along with getting more Intel chips into smartphones.
Wave of the Future: M-economy