AMD has appointed Keith Strier as senior vice president of its global AI markets. He reports to AMD Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster.
Keith Strier has more than 30 years of experience in strategic business and market development, technical engineering, and enabling responsible AI deployments.
Keith Strier most recently served as vice president of worldwide AI initiatives at NVIDIA, responsible for expanding commercial engagements with foreign governments.
At AMD, Keith Strier will be responsible for expanding the company’s AI vision, driving new ecosystem capabilities, and accelerating strategic AI engagements globally across public and private sectors.
“Keith Strier is an excellent addition to our leadership team, bringing deep market expertise and an extensive network of relationships that will significantly strengthen our AI engagements globally,” said AMD Chair and CEO, Dr. Lisa Su. “His extensive experience and proven track record acting as a trusted advisor to countries and companies uniquely position him to help accelerate adoption of AMD-powered solutions to meet the growing demand for AI.”
Keith Strier commented, “I am honored to join AMD at this pivotal moment. Since contributing to the first national AI plans in 2017, my mission has been to unlock the full potential of AI. My goal is to make the transformative power of AI more accessible and inclusive for people around the world, and I am excited about the clear opportunity to advance this mission at AMD.”
Before Nvidia, Keith Strier served as the first global AI leader for EY, where he guided Fortune 500 and public sector customers on AI deployments, and was also the first global chief digital officer for Deloitte.
Keith Strier sits on multiple global AI policy and advisory boards, including the U.S. National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC). He also served as Founding Chair of the AI Compute and Climate Expert Group for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), where he was instrumental in developing the blueprint for building domestic computing capacity to guide strategy and investment into sovereign AI infrastructure.
Keith Strier earned a bachelor of science with honors from Cornell University and a juris doctorate from the New York University School of Law.
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