About
John W. Marren has been a director of AMD since February 2017 and serves on the Audit and Finance Committee. He has served as Vice Chairman, North America of Temasek since November 2017, and was previously a Senior Partner and Head of Technology Investments at TPG Capital from 2000 until December 2015 and a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley (Co-Head of the Technology Investment Banking Group). Earlier he was a Managing Director and Senior Semiconductor Research Analyst at Alex. Brown & Sons and spent seven years in the semiconductor industry at VLSI Technology and Vitesse Semiconductor, and he holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Roles
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Director · Current role
2017–present
TPG Capital
Senior Partner and Head of Technology Investments
2000-2015
Morgan Stanley
Managing Director, most recently Co-Head of the Technology Investment Banking Group
1996-2000
Alex. Brown & Sons
Managing Director and Senior Semiconductor Research Analyst
1992-1996
VLSI Technology and Vitesse Semiconductor
Semiconductor industry roles · Spent seven years in the semiconductor industry.
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University of California, Santa Barbara
Trustee
2010-2025
Impossible Foods, Inc.
Director · Private company; served until January 2026.
2019-2026
External Roles
Creative Artist Agencies
Director
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US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation
Board member
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Impossible Foods, Inc.
Director (private company)
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Eastdil Secured
Director (private company)
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Creative Artists Agency
Director (private company)
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University of California, Santa Barbara
Trustee
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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation
Board member
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Director Compensation
FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$121,786
Also at Advanced Micro Devices Inc.