2000 Recipient:
Dr. Gordon E. Moore

Gordon E. Moore is one of the true visionaries of Silicon Valley. Dr. Moore, cofounder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corporation, has instilled the culture of change and innovation in Intel and in The Valley that has fueled the advancement of technology as the seminal driver of the new economy. Dr. Moore currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of Intel and on the board of directors of Intel Corporation, Gilead Sciences, and Conservation International and as Chairman of Trustees for the California Institutes of Technology.

The award was inaugurated in 1998.
Honorees include:
2007 Recipient: L. John Doerr
2006 Recipient: F. Warren Hellman
2005 Recipient: C. Richard Kramlich
2004 Recipient: Sanford R. Robertson
2003 Recipient: Dr. Ralph Landau
2002 Recipient: Dr. Edward Penhoet
2001 Recipient: Mr. William Hambrecht
2000 Recipient: Dr. Gordon Moore
1999 Recipient: Mr. Arthur Rock
1998 Recipient: Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni

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