Board of Directors

Patrick P. Gelsinger has been the chair of our board of directors since October 2022. He has been serving as a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Intel since February 2021. Mr. Gelsinger joined Intel from VMware, Inc., a provider of cloud computing and virtualization software and services, where he served as Chief Executive Officer from September 2012 to February 2021. Mr. Gelsinger also served as a member of the board of directors of VMware, Inc. from September 2012 to April 2021.

Prior to joining VMware, Mr. Gelsinger served as President and Chief Operating Officer, EMC Information Infrastructure Products at EMC Corp., a data storage, information security, and cloud computing company, from September 2009 to August 2012. Mr. Gelsinger’s career began at Intel, where he spent 30 years before joining EMC Corp. During his initial tenure at Intel, Mr. Gelsinger served in a number of roles, including Senior Vice President and Co-General Manager of the Digital Enterprise Group from 2005 to September 2009, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer from 2002 to 2005, and leader of Desktop Products Group prior to that. Mr. Gelsinger was selected to serve on our board of directors because, as a seasoned industry veteran with over 40 years of experience in semiconductor, software, and cloud computing and data storage industries and in his role as Intel’s Chief Executive Officer, he brings significant senior leadership, global, industry, human capital, sales, operating, business development and M&A, and public company board experience to our board of directors. Furthermore, Mr. Gelsinger has gained extensive operating and manufacturing, sales, emerging technologies, M&A, and information security experience from serving in a variety of senior management roles, including Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, at leading multinational software, information security and computing companies. Mr. Gelsinger also brings human capital and technical experience from his various senior leadership roles.

Prof. Amnon Shashua is a professor of computer science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and President & CEO of Mobileye. He is a 2020 Dan David Prize laureate in the field of artificial intelligence and was selected as the 2022 Mobility Innovator by the Automotive Hall of Fame. In 1999, Shashua co-founded Mobileye, which claimed the title in 2014 of the largest Israeli IPO ever, and in 2017 the company became an Intel company in the largest Israeli acquisition deal ever, for a total of $15.3B. Prof. Shashua holds the Sachs Chair in Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His field of expertise is computer vision and machine learning and he has published over 160 papers and holds over 94 patents in this field. In 2010, more than a decade after establishing Mobileye, Shashua cofounded OrCam Technologies, a pioneer in developing personal, AI-driven platforms to provide increased independence for people who are blind, visually or hearing-impaired, or otherwise disabled. The company's flagship OrCam MyEye assistive technology device was named a TIME Best Invention of 2019. Shashua's latest companies are also in the field of AI: AI21 Labs, which helps AI systems process language as a human mind would.

In addition to his AI-based companies, Shashua founded "One Zero", the first digital bank in Israel, which is the country's first new bank in 40 years.

In 2019, Shashua was recognized as the Electronic Imaging (EI) Scientist of the Year by the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) for his pivotal contributions to computer vision and machine learning, and for advancing autonomous driving and wearable assistive devices for the blind and visually impaired. Shashua and his Mobileye team were also finalists in the European Inventor Awards of 2019, awarded by the European Patent Office for their advanced driver assistance technology, which is making roads safer worldwide.

Secretary Elaine Chao has served on our board of directors since June 2024.  Secretary Chao has been confirmed on a bipartisan basis to two cabinet positions as U. S. Secretary of Transportation and U. S. Secretary of Labor.  Secretary Chao is the first Asian American woman to serve in a President’s cabinet in American history.   She is also the longest serving Cabinet member since World War II.

Secretary Chao has a distinguished career in the private, public and nonprofit sectors.  As U. S. Secretary of Transportation, she focused on keeping the country’s transportation system safe and efficient; invested over $330 billion in infrastructure; and, promoted American innovation including autonomous vehicles, unmanned aerial systems and commercial space transport.  During the COVID-19 crisis, Secretary Chao’s decisive actions kept America’s transportation networks safe and moving.  

As U. S. Secretary of Labor, Secretary Chao focused on increasing the competitiveness of America’s workforce in a worldwide economy.  She set new records for workplace safety and health and retirement security.

Previously, Secretary Chao was President and CEO of United Way of America where she restored public trust in the organization after it had been tarnished by scandal.  She was Director of the Peace Corps where she launched the first Peace Corps programs in the Baltic nations and the former republics of the former Soviet Union including Ukraine.  Secretary Chao had also served as Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission and Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  She was also a banker with Bank of America and Citicorp.  

Secretary Chao has served on the boards of numerous public companies while out of government.  She is currently on the boards of Kroger and ChargePoint Holdings.    She has also been a director on many nonprofit boards including Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors and Global Advisory Board; John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; United Way Worldwide; Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee of Olympic and Paralympic Games (LA28), and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Advisory Board.

Born in Taiwan, Secretary Chao received her U. S. citizenship at age 19, after immigrating to America at the age of 8 without speaking any English.  Elaine earned her undergraduate degree in economics from Mount Holyoke College, and her MBA from Harvard Business School.   A proud Kentuckian, she is the recipient of 38 honorary doctorate degrees.  Please visit her website:  www.elainechao.com.

Eyal Desheh has served on our board of directors since October 2022. Mr. Desheh served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Isracard Ltd. (TLV: ISCD) from 2017 to 2020. Before Isracard, Mr. Desheh served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) from 2008 to 2017. Before Teva Pharmaceutical, Mr. Desheh served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) from 2000 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scailex Corporation Ltd. (formerly known as Scitex Corporation Ltd. (Nadsaq: SCTX)) (TLV: SNCM) from 1996 to 2000, and as Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. from 1989 to 1996. Mr. Desheh currently serves as Chairman of MigVax Ltd., Tevel Aerobotics Technologies Ltd. Mr. Desheh also serves on the board of directors of Cytoreason Ltd., One Zero Digital Bank Ltd., OrCam Technologies Ltd., and Factoree Ltd. Mr. Desheh previously served on our board of directors from 2014 to 2018. From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Desheh served on the board of directors of Stratasys LTD (Nasdaq: SSYS). Mr. Desheh also currently serves as chairman of the audit committee of Or Shalom and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Mr. Desheh earned his B.A. and M.B.A. from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Mr. Desheh was selected to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive financial expertise, experience on a public company audit committee, and leadership experience as Chief Financial Officer.  

Claire C. McCaskill has served on our board of directors since October 2022. Senator McCaskill has been serving as a political analyst for NBCUniversal Media, LLC and as a Corporate Speaker through the Washington Speakers Bureau since 2019. Prior to joining NBCUniversal and the Washington Speakers Bureau, Senator McCaskill served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019, as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007 and as elected County Prosecutor for Jackson County from 1992 to 1999. Senator McCaskill earned her B.A. and J.D. from the University of Missouri. Senator McCaskill was selected to serve on our board of directors due to her extensive experience in government as an elected official, which provides our board of directors with important insight on government relations at the state, federal, and international levels, and her legal background.

Christine Pambianchi has served on our board of directors since October 2022. Ms. Pambianchi has been serving as an Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Intel since 2021. Prior to joining Intel, Ms. Pambianchi served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) from 2019 to 2021. Before Verizon, Ms. Pambianchi held several positions with Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), including Executive Vice President, People & Digital from 2018 to 2019, Chief Human Resource Officer from 2008 to 2019, and Senior Vice President, Human Resources from 2000 to 2018. Ms. Pambianchi is a member of the board of directors of the National Academy of Human Resources Foundation, the Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies at Cornell University, the HR Policy Association, the Health Transformation Alliance, the Center for Executive Succession at the University of South Carolina Darla School of Management, and the Lumina Foundation. Ms. Pambianchi earned her B.A. from Cornell University. Ms. Pambianchi was selected to serve on our board of directors due to her extensive human capital experience and senior leadership positions with public companies in the technology and manufacturing sectors.

Christoph Schell has served on our board of directors since June 2024. Mr. Schell has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager of the Sales, Marketing and Communications Group at Intel since March 2022. Prior to joining Intel, Mr. Schell served as the Chief Commercial Officer of HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) from November 2019 to March 2022. During his 25 years with HP, Mr. Schell held various senior management roles across the globe, including President of 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing from November 2018 to October 2019 and President of the Americas region from November 2015 to November 2018. Prior to rejoining HP in 2014, Mr. Schell served as Executive Vice President of Growth Markets for Philips (AMS: LIGHT), a lighting solutions company, where he led the lighting business across Asia Pacific, Japan, Africa, Russia, India, Central Asia, and the Middle East. He started his career in his family's distribution and industrial solutions company before working in brand management at Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG).

Frank D. Yeary has served on our board of directors since October 2022. Mr. Yeary has been serving as Managing Member at Darwin Capital Advisors LLC, a private investment firm, since 2012. Prior to founding Darwin Capital Advisors LLC, Mr. Yeary served as Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of CamberView Partners, LLC, a corporate governance and stockholder engagement advisory firm, from 2012 to 2018. Before CamberView, Mr. Yeary served as Vice Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Yeary also served as Managing Director, Global Head of M&A from 2003 to 2008 and as a member of the Management Committee from 2001 to 2008 at Citigroup Investment Banking. Mr. Yeary serves on the boards of directors of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYPL) and Intel. Mr. Yeary earned his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Yeary was selected to serve on our board of directors due to his financial strategy and global M&A expertise, including expertise in financial reporting.

Saf Yeboah-Amankwah has served on our board of directors since October 2022. Mr. Yeboah-Amankwah has been serving as a Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Intel since 2020. Prior to joining Intel, Mr. Yeboah-Amankwah held several positions with McKinsey and Company, including Senior Partner and global head of the Transformation Practice for the Telecom, Media and Technology Practice from 2008 to 2020 and Managing Partner for the South Africa practice, among other roles, from 1994 to 2018. Mr. Yeboah-Amankwah serves on the boards of directors of the United Negro College Fund and the Defense Business Board. Mr. Yeboah-Amankwah earned his B.S. and M. Eng. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Yeboah-Amankwah was selected to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive experience advising tech companies on transformation, growth and operations and his experience with mergers and acquisitions.