Three lessons from Lisa Su’s experience for potential CEOs and Unicorn-Entrepreneurs. #1. Examine your assumptions.There is no reason to give a free pass to Harvard and Stanford MBAs.

Taiwan-born Su immigrated to the U.S. as a child. Now she is one of just 26 U.S. self-made women and 26 hired executives to accumulate 10-figure fortunes.

As of 2024, Lisa Su’s net worth is estimated at approximately $1.1 billion, according to Forbes and Bloomberg . ... (MIT), where she earned three degrees in electrical engineering.

AMD CEO Lisa Su admits to Gen Z college graduates that success isn’t as easy as ... After obtaining her PhD from MIT in 1994, Su started out as an engineer at IBM before eventually heading up ...

In 2014, when Lisa Su became AMD’s CEO at the age of 53, ... and business acumen revitalized AMD. With an MIT Ph.D., she ranks among S&P 500‘s highest-paid CEOs (2022 compensation: ...