Dirk Meyer is president and chief executive officer of AMD and also serves on the company’s Board of Directors.

Prior to being named CEO in 2008, Meyer served as AMD’s president and chief operating officer from 2006 through 2008.

From 2001 to 2006, Meyer led the company’s microprocessor business, overseeing related R&D, manufacturing, operations and marketing. His leadership during these five years resulted in a doubling of revenue for the microprocessor business and a substantial expansion of AMD’s global profile.

Meyer joined AMD in 1995 and led engineering for the AMD Athlon™ microprocessor. In April 1999, he was promoted to vice president of engineering. In 2001, he was named group vice president and general manager of AMD's microprocessor business and in 2002 was named senior vice president and an executive officer of AMD.

Prior to AMD, Meyer spent nearly a decade at Digital Equipment Corporation, where he was co-architect of the Alpha 21064 and 21264 microprocessors.

As one of the world’s leading microprocessor design innovators, Meyer was presented with the prestigious Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Maurice Wilkes Award at the 2003 International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA). Meyer is a named inventor on 47 patents and patent applications.

Meyer graduated from the University of Illinois, where he received a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. He was recognized as a Distinguished Alumni by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2009. He also received a master's degree in business administration from Boston University.

Meyer serves on the board of directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association.