Cheryl L. Shavers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Cheryl L. Shavers

American chemist

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1953

Place of Birth: San Marcos, Texas, United States

Profession: computer scientist, chemist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Cheryl L.
Shavers (born December 26, 1953, San Marcos, Texas) is an American chemist, expert in semiconductors, and Chairwoman and CEO.
After gaining a degree in chemistry, she worked as an engineer at Motorola.
Shavers returned to university for a few years, gaining a PhD in solid state chemistry, before returning to private industry.
Shavers worked at increasingly senior levels in Silicon Valley, at Hewlett Packard and Intel.
She served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology in the Clinton Administration (1999-2001), and is a registered patent agent in the US Patent and Trademark Office.
After leaving government service in 2001, she established a consultancy and strategy business, Global Smarts Inc.
Shavers was inducted into the Women In Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame and the Hall of Fame of the Arizona State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.