April 8 2025
Global Indian Industry 2026

The Memory Chip Pioneer Who Built a Trillion-Dollar AI Empire

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SANJAY MEHROTRA,
PRESIDENT & CEO - MICRON  TECHNOLOGY INC.

 

A BITS Pilani and UC Berkeley alumnus who co-founded SanDisk and holds over 70 patents in non-volatile memory and flash systems, Sanjay Mehrotra is a semiconductor legend. Under his leadership, Micron set record revenue, gross margin, EPS, and free cash flow in fiscal 2026 — declaring that “memory has become a strategic AI asset.” On May 26, 2026, Micron crossed the historic $1 trillion market capitalisation milestone — cementing his legacy as the architect of America’s AI memory revolution.