Intel's Downfall: A Tale of Technological Hubris and Financial Excess Intel's former CEO Pat Gelsinger has been speaking out about the company's decline, placing blame squarely on its leadership and capital allocation decisions.
However, in doing so, he reveals a more fundamental issue: the erosion of technical expertise within the company. This problem has been festering for over a decade.
Paul Otellini, who led Intel from 2005 to 2013, was the first non engineer to head the company. His tenure was followed by Brian Krzanich and Bob Swan, neither of whom had a deep technical background.