Gary Dickerson

Gary Dickerson is president and CEO of Applied Materials, a semiconductor and display manufacturing-equipment company. He became president in 2012 and CEO in 2013. His career includes leadership roles at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates and KLA-Tencor; his work is relevant to AI through Applied Materials’ role in enabling chip technology for AI computing. ([appliedmaterials.com](https://www.appliedmaterials.com/sg/en/about/leadership/board-of-directors/gary-dickerson.html?utm_source=openai))