Raja Koduri, who's contributions to Intel's graphics technologies, Arc line of graphics cards and helped bring forth three product lines to Intel, was announced by Pat Gelsinger this morning to leave the company, along with Randhir Thakur, at the end of this month.
Raja Koduri, the leader in AI and graphics for Intel, is to step down at the end of this month; Stuart Pann steps in as IFS boss
Raja Koduri will be working with Thakur on "a new software company around generative AI for gaming, media, and entertainment," tweeted Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. Koduri does not mention anything about the new venture in detail other than he plans to announce more in the coming weeks. He may wait until his time with Intel has concluded before publicizing his new venture. However, Koduri is on the board of directors and the chief technical officer for Makuta VFX, which deals in animation and visual effects.
Dr. Randhir Thakur, Senior VP and President of Intel Foundry Services, played a significant role in Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy. He previously held the position of executive vice president at SanDisk Corp., leading NAND design and fabrication worldwide. He has also held leadership roles with Micron and Steag. He will be exiting as well. Stuart Pann will be replacing Dr. Randhir as the senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services, reporting to Pat Gelsinger.
Thank you @RajaXg for your many contributions to Intel tech & architecture-especially w/high-performance graphics that helped bring 3 new product lines to market in ‘22. Wishing you success as you create a new software co. around generative AI for gaming, media & entertainment.
— Pat Gelsinger (@PGelsinger) March 21, 2023
Raja Koduri joined Intel back in 2017 as the Chief Architect for Discrete GPUs and more. He held the role of Vice President and Chief Architect at Intel, focusing on graphics and technical advancements for the company. His work spanned AI, graphics, and processor technology to assist with Intel's zettascale initiatives and to advance memory and various architectures.
Before his role as VP, Koduri was the general manager of Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group. He led the way to HPC and graphics solutions for discrete and integrated use that span consumer, business, and data center structures. He also led the development and production of Xe, oneAPI, and many other high-performance aspects.
He has held roles at ATI and AMD, as well as graphics director for Apple. He has led many advancements for Intel, Apple, and AMD, focusing heavily on graphics and AI.
Thank you Pat and @intel for many cherished memories and incredible learning over the past 5 years. Will be embarking on a new chapter in my life, doing a software startup as noted below. Will have more to share in coming weeks. https://t.co/8DcnNdso3r
— Raja Koduri (@RajaXg) March 21, 2023
The industry is responding well to our systems foundry approach and we’re seeing strong momentum, including the recent announcement of a significant cloud, edge and data center solutions provider as a customer for our upcoming Intel 3 process. With deep expertise in capital and capacity strategies, supply chain management, and sales and operations planning across internal and external manufacturing, Stuart is an ideal leader to accelerate this momentum and drive long-term growth for IFS.
— Gelsinger on Pann
Koduri's replacement has yet to be named, and it is unknown to the extent of this new company that he will be joining with Thakur in the coming weeks.
News Sources: Pat Gelsinger (Twitter), Raja Koduri (Intel), Dr. Ranhir Thakur (Intel), Stuart Pann (Intel)
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