BUSINESS

Patrick Gelsinger

CEO

Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger was the driving force behind what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in June 2023 identified as the "largest investment ever by an international company in Israel." The investment is part of a broader plan to expand and modernize Intel's factory network to accommodate new generations of manufacturing technology and renewed demand for its microprocessors. The Israeli factory, located in Kiryat Gat, is expected to open by 2027 and remain in operation until at least 2035, employing thousands of workers at higher-than-average wages, according to the Israeli Finance Ministry. "Israel is a global center of technical talent and innovation and one of Intel's significant global manufacturing and R&D centers," Intel said in a statement announcing the project. (Photo: Wikimedia / Creative Commons License)