Craig R. Barrett(born August 29, 1939)[1]is an Americanbusiness executivewho served as thechairman of the boardofIntel Corporationuntil May 2009. He became CEO of Intel in 1998, a position he held for seven years. After retiring from Intel, Barrett joined the faculty atThunderbird School of Global Managementin Phoenix.
Craig Barrett | |
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 Barrett in June 2018 | |
| Born | August 29, 1939 |
| Occupation(s) | Former Chairman and CEO ofIntel Corporation |
| Predecessor | Andy Grove |
| Successor | Paul Otellini |
| Spouse | Barbara Barrett[1] |
Career
editIn 1994, Barrett was elected a member of theNational Academy of Engineeringfor technical leadership in advancing quality and productivity through manufacturing technology in the semiconductor industry.
He was appointed as a member of theHong Kong Chief Executive's Council of International Advisersin the years of 1998–2005.[2]He joined the board of trustees of theSociety for Science & the Publicin 2010.[3]
He serves as president and chairman of BASIS School Inc.,[4]a charter school group as well as chair of the board of directors for theNational Forest Foundation,[5]the nonprofit partner to theU.S. Forest Service.
Employment at Intel Corporation
editBarrett was employed by Intel Corporation in 1974 as a manager. He was promoted tovice presidentof the corporation in 1984, to senior vice president in 1987, and executive vice president in 1990. Barrett was elected to Intel'sboard of directorsin 1992 and was named the company'schief operating officerin 1993. He served as Intel's fourthpresidentstarting in May 1997 and its chief executive officer from 1998 to 2005.[6]He successfully led the corporation through some of its worst times, including the burst of thedot-com bubbleand a severerecession.
He became chairman of the board in May 2005, when he was succeeded as CEO byPaul Otellini.In January 2009, he announced that he would be stepping down as chairman and member of the board at the annual stockholders' meeting in May 2009.
Education
editBarrett attendedStanford Universityfrom 1957 to 1964 and received aPh.D.inMaterials Science.During his time at Stanford, he joined theKappa Sigmafraternity. After graduation, he joined the Stanford University Department of Materials Science and Engineering and remained there until 1974. Barrett was NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at theNational Physical Laboratoryin the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1965.[7]
Craig and his wife Barbara gave a $10 million endowment toArizona State Universityin 2000. In recognition of their donation, Arizona State renamed their honors programBarrett, The Honors College.[8]
Awards and publications
editIn 1969, Barrett received the Robert Lansing Hardy Award of theMinerals, Metals & Materials Societyand remains a member of theNational Academy of Engineering.He is the author of over forty technical papers dealing with the influence of microstructure on the properties of materials and co-authored a textbook on materials science,The Principles of Engineering Materials,along withUCLAprofessor Alan S. Tetelman (founder ofExponent, Inc.) andStanfordprofessor William D. Nix, published byPrentice-Hallin 1973, which remains in use today.[9]
On January 31, 2006, Barrett and his wife were awarded theWoodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenshipby theWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
On June 28, 2009, he was announced the 2009 Laureate of the Global Award of the President ofArmeniafor Outstanding Contribution to Humanity through IT.[10]
On June 27, 2014,Trinity College Dublinawarded him with an honorary doctorate.[11]
Family
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Barret is married toBarbara McConnell Barrett,[1]who was theUnited States Ambassador to Finlandfrom 2008 to 2009.[12]She was the Secretary of the Air Force under the Trump administration.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abcd"Craig R. Barrett".The Irish Times.2000-06-02.Retrieved2019-05-30.
- ^"CE discusses economic issues with international advisers".Info.gov.hk.Retrieved23 June2018.
- ^"I-GOROD.com — the Official Website of the First Russian Innograd Working Group | Craig Barrett".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-05-26.Retrieved2011-06-02.
- ^Safier, David."Craig Barrett Makes $190,000 As a K12 Inc. Board Member".Tucson Weekly.Retrieved2020-12-09.
- ^Lafferty, Susan DeMar (24 October 2015)."Midewin preserve now home for bison, back 'after a few thousand years'".chicagotribune.com.Retrieved2020-12-09.
- ^Rogoway, Mike (2019-01-31)."Intel finally settles on a CEO, promoting Bob Swan".Oregonian/OregonLive.Retrieved2020-12-09.
- ^Science, Carnegie (2015-03-10)."Craig Barrett, Chairman".Carnegie Institution for Science.Retrieved2020-10-26.
- ^"Barrett, The Honors College".Arizona State University. Retrieved September 19, 2920
- ^The Principles of Engineering Materials.Prentice-Hall.1973.ISBN9780137093946.RetrievedJune 10,2010.
- ^"Global IT Award Laureate 2009".Global IT Award. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^"Honorary Degrees to Author Amos Oz, Former Intel CEO, Craig Barrett; Founder of Irish Hospice Foundation Mary Redmond".Trinity News and Events.2014-06-29.Retrieved2020-01-27.
- ^"Former Ambassador Barbara Barrett tapped to replace Heather Wilson as Air Force secretary".SpaceNews.com.2019-05-21.Retrieved2019-05-30.
External links
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- Intel website biography– background information
- 'On the Record: Craig Barrett'– Retirement interview, in SFGate.com
- 2006 Congressional testimony on U.S. International Business Tax policy
- AppearancesonC-SPAN