Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
CB Rank (Investor) 194,724
  • Gender Male
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Gilbert F. Amelio is Senior Partner of Sienna Ventures (a privately-held venture capital firm in Sausalito, California) and former CEO of Apple.

Dr. Amelio's career spans decades of executive leadership roles in leading technology companies including Apple, National Semiconductor and Rockwell International. His leadership roles include

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Apple Computer; President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of National Semiconductor; and President of Rockwell Communication Systems, a unit of Rockwell International. He was founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acquicor Technology, Inc., as the company merged to become Jazz Technologies.

Dr. Amelio is a pioneer in the U.S. technology industry, having started his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories and Fairchild Semiconductor. A former director and chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association, Dr. Amelio has served on the board of governors of the Electronics Industries Association and been a member of the executive committee of the Business and Higher Education Forum.

He previously served on the boards of Chiron, Sematech and the American Film Institute and as chairman of the advisory board of the Georgia Institute of Technology.Dr. Amelio, an IEEE Fellow, has been awarded 16 patents and is the recipient of numerous awards.

He earned his BS, MS and Ph.D. in physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Number of Past Jobs 5
Gilbert F. Amelio has had 5 past jobs including Chairman / CEO at JAZZ TECHNOLOGIES.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
JAZZ TECHNOLOGIES
Chairman / CEO20052008
Beneventures Foundation
Chairman & CEO19992005
Apple
Chairman / CEOFeb 1996Oct 1997
National Semiconductor
Chairman / CEOFeb 1991Feb 1996
Sienna Ventures
Senior Partner2001
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 4
Gilbert F. Amelio holds 3 board and advisor roles including Board of Directors at Advanced Search Laboratories, Board Director at InterDigital Communications, and Board of Directors at Galectin Therapeutics.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
AT&T
Board Director2001Jul 1, 2013
Chiron Corporation
Board Director1992Apr 1, 2006
AT&T
Board Advisor19972001
Apple
Board Director19941997
Number of News Articles 1
NewsAug 24, 2011