[News] Intel Leadership Shift: Tan Charts Next Chapter, While Former CEO Gelsinger Embraces AI for Faith at Gloo

Both Intel’s newly-appointed and former CEOs are making new moves.

Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, who succeeded Pat Gelsinger, is already taking early leadership steps. According to the company’s press release, Tan will deliver the opening keynote at Intel Vision 2025 on March 31. The event will highlight Intel’s role in advancing AI, featuring innovations in AI PCs, security, and infrastructure.

Just as Tan steps into his leadership role, Intel’s 18A node appears to be gaining momentum. TechPowerUp, citing Intel engineering manager Pankaj Marria, reports that initial 18A wafers are already rolling out from the Arizona plant.

According to ijiwei and Commercial Times, this progress suggests that Intel’s 18A mass production could be pulled forward to mid-year. Originally, Intel planned to begin 18A tape-outs in early 2025, with mass production in the second half of the year.

This marks a significant win for Intel, aligning with Tan’s foundry-focused vision. In a letter to employees, he pledged to restore Intel as a top chipmaker and build a world-class foundry, as reported by Reuters.

Pat Gelsinger’s Post-Intel Chapter: AI for Faith at Gloo

Meanwhile, Pat Gelsinger, the former CEO of Intel, shared on LinkedIn that he has taken on the role of executive chairman and head of technology at Gloo, a Colorado-based company that provides tech solutions for Christian churches. As reported by Liberty Times, citing Reuters, Gelsinger will assist the company in developing artificial intelligence tools, including virtual assistants and chatbots.

As the report indicates, Gelsinger had been serving as Gloo’s non-executive chairman since 2018. The company, founded in 2013, secured USD110 million in growth funding last year to accelerate its efforts in AI development.

Notably, Gelsinger expressed his support for DeepSeek earlier this year and announced that Gloo would adopt it in place of OpenAI’s models for its AI chatbot, Kallm. The decision was driven by DeepSeek’s open-source natural and ease of integration, according to Tom’s Hardware.

Gelsinger’s commentary on the tech industry continues to spark discussion. In a recent episode of the Acquired podcast, recorded at NVIDIA’s GTC 2025 event, he was asked how NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang came to recognize the true scale of AI. Gelsinger replied that Huang “got lucky” with AI and criticized NVIDIA’s GPUs as being too expensive for AI inferencing workloads, as noted by Wccftech.

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