Pat Gelsinger is a visionary engineer and values-driven leader with more than 45 years of experience shaping Silicon Valley as a CEO, CTO, and technologist. He previously served as CEO of both Intel and VMware, and earlier held senior leadership roles at EMC. Across these roles, Pat has played a defining part in advancing foundational technologies spanning semiconductors, microprocessors, enterprise computing, and global industry standards. Today, Pat is a General Partner at Playground Global, a deep tech venture firm where he invests in companies that drive long-term economic strength and national resilience. Pat serves on the boards of Playground portfolio companies focused on next-generation compute, energy, and infrastructure including Alva Energy, Ayar Labs, PowerLattice, Snowcap, Syenta, and xLight Beyond his work as an investor at Playground, Pat is a speaker, author, inventor, philanthropist, investor, husband, father of four, and grandfather of eight.