Vinod Dham – “Father Of The Pentium Chip” Born on: 1950 Title: Vinod Dham is an inventor, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Vinod has made great contribution to the development of highly successful Pentium Processors from Intel. At the age of 25, he left his family in New Delhi to get a graduate degree in the U.S., arriving with just $8 in his pocket and today he is the richest investor in siliconvalley. The best thing that happened to me was joining Intel and the best thing that happened to me was leaving Intel,” says Dham in one of his vapid sound bites that make him so popular with journalists. An inventor, entrepreneur and venture capitalist, he is popularly known as the Father of the Pentium chip, for his contribution to the development of highly successful Pentium Processors from Intel. He is a mentor, advisor and investor; and sits on the boards of many companies including promising startups funded through his India based fund – Indo US Venture Partners, where he is the founding Managing Director. Dham was the only student in his class who had worked longest in semi conductors. In 1995, at the age of 45, after spending 16 years at Intel and reaching the top management of the company, Dham had a “mid-¬life crisis” and was itching to do something different. He believed if you live in Silicon Valley and have not experienced life as an entrepreneur in a world of startups, you have missed out on a very exciting learning experience Celebrated With: 1993: Top 25 executives in the US computer industry. 1999: Top 100 most influential Asian Americans of the decade. 2000: he was appointed to serve on the President’s advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by President Clinton. He was profiled by India Abroad in 7 June’ among 50 Most Influential Indian Americans. Dham was awarded the NRI Achievement Award at the NRI Global Summit in Oct 2009 by the NRI institute, a New Delhi-based nonprofit.
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