Lisa Su: The Public School Kid Who Revived a Silicon Giant

Before she became one of the most respected leaders in tech, Lisa Su was a shy child growing up in Tainan, Taiwan, with an early fascination for how things worked. Her parents encouraged curiosity and education above all else. When she was just three, her family moved to New York, where she grew up soldering wires and fixing electronics alongside her father.

From the Bronx to MIT

Lisa Su was born in Tainan, Taiwan, and moved to New York City with her family at the age of three. She grew up in the Bronx, attending the Bronx High School of Science —one of the top public schools in the country. There, she gravitated toward math and science, but her real fascination was in breaking open gadgets to see what was inside.