Yahoo Finance Names AMD CEO Lisa Su Its CEO of the Year

AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su received Yahoo Finance’s CEO of the Year honor Thursday, Nov. 12, recognizing the executive who has led the chipmaker since 2014.

AMD congratulated Su on Thursday, the same day Yahoo Finance named her for the award. Su joined AMD as an executive in 2012 and became CEO two years later; she also serves as the company’s chair.

Su received the National Medal of Science from President Donald Trump this year and participated in several high-level international meetings. She has described joining AMD as an opportunity to work at the technology frontier and has said technology can benefit the economy and the world.

AMD shares had risen 158% year to date as of Nov. 12. Over the same period, Nvidia shares had fallen 7%, Broadcom shares were down less than 1%, the S&P 500 had gained 11% and the Nasdaq Composite was up 10%.

AMD has agreed to buy World Labs for $8.2 billion in an all-stock transaction. Fei-Fei Li, who founded the company in 2024, is expected to join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist after the deal closes, reporting to Su. World Labs focuses on software for three-dimensional environments.

AMD expects the acquisition to bring its hardware, software and AI model development into closer integration. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.