Former Intel CEO says the chipmaker went off the rails ‘when it started to be run by business people’

Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has pointed to a decade of mismanagement, claiming the company's decline began when it shifted focus from technical expertise to business-oriented leadership. Gelsinger suggests that prioritizing business strategies over technical innovation led to a significant drop in performance and market share. This insight sheds light on the challenges tech giants face when they stray from their core technical strengths, highlighting the importance of maintaining a strong technical foundation for sustained success.