Sanjay Mehrotra
Summary
Sanjay Mehrotra is Micron Technology’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, and has led the company as CEO since May 2017. ([micron.com](https://www.micron.com/about/company/leadership/sanjay-mehrotra?utm_source=openai))
Biography
Mehrotra joined Micron in 2017 after co-founding SanDisk in 1988 and helping lead it until its sale to Western Digital in 2016. He served as SanDisk’s president and CEO from 2011 to 2016, overseeing its expansion into a large flash-storage company. ([micron.com](https://www.micron.com/about/company/leadership/sanjay-mehrotra?utm_source=openai)) Earlier in his career, he held engineering and leadership positions at Intel, SEEQ Technology and Integrated Device Technology. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, has received more than 70 patents, and completed Stanford Graduate School of Business’s Executive Program. ([micron.com](https://www.micron.com/about/company/leadership/sanjay-mehrotra?utm_source=openai)) Mehrotra was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2022 and received the Semiconductor Industry Association’s Robert N. Noyce Award in 2023. He has also served in industry leadership roles, including chair of the Semiconductor Industry Association in 2019. ([micron.com](https://www.micron.com/about/company/leadership/sanjay-mehrotra?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
- Co-founded SanDisk and helped lead its growth from a start-up into a Fortune 500 company before its $16 billion sale to Western Digital in 2016. ([investors.micron.com](https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-appoints-sanjay-mehrotra-president-and-chief-executive?utm_source=openai))
- Led Micron during the development and volume production of HBM3E memory, including products designed for NVIDIA’s H200 and later AI platforms. ([investors.micron.com](https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/maikuron-6?utm_source=openai))
- Oversaw Micron’s participation in a U.S. manufacturing expansion supported by up to $6.165 billion in CHIPS Act funding for Idaho and New York projects. ([commerce.gov](https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2024/12/department-commerce-awards-chips-incentives-micron-idaho-and-new-york?utm_source=openai))
- During his tenure, Micron reported record fiscal third-quarter 2025 revenue, with HBM revenue growing nearly 50% sequentially and data-center revenue more than doubling year over year. ([investors.micron.com](https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-technology-inc-reports-results-third-quarter-fiscal-2025?utm_source=openai))
- Built a career in flash-memory design and systems, holding more than 70 patents and publishing work on nonvolatile memory and flash-memory systems. ([micron.com](https://www.micron.com/about/company/leadership/sanjay-mehrotra?utm_source=openai))
Problem areas / controversies
- Micron remains exposed to the sharp cyclicality of memory prices, demand and manufacturing utilization; these industry conditions contributed to a restructuring that reduced headcount by approximately 15% by the end of calendar 2023. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723125/000072312525000028/mu-20250828.htm?utm_source=openai))
- China’s restriction on sales to certain critical-information-infrastructure operators has impaired Micron’s ability to compete in China, while changing export controls create additional uncertainty for AI-related products. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723125/000072312525000028/mu-20250828.htm?utm_source=openai))
- The company’s large U.S. fab program requires substantial capital spending and execution over many years, creating risks related to construction, timing, costs and future customer demand. ([commerce.gov](https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2024/12/department-commerce-awards-chips-incentives-micron-idaho-and-new-york?utm_source=openai))
- Public filings and the company’s executive biography reviewed do not identify a major personal misconduct controversy involving Mehrotra; the principal concerns are business-cycle, geopolitical and execution risks. ([micron.com](https://www.micron.com/about/company/leadership/sanjay-mehrotra?utm_source=openai))