Computing In 2018, James founded, and is currently chairman and CEO of Ampere Computing. The Santa Clara, California-based company, has about 1,000 employees globally. In June 2020, Ampere announced Ampere Altra and Ampere Altra Max Cloud-native processors. In May 2022, Ampere announced sampling of Ampere One CPUs, using Ampere in house custom cores. Leadership In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed James as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). In January 2015, she was named to the second-highest role on the committee as Vice Chair of NSTAC. In 2011, James began serving as a non-executive director on the Vodafone Group Plc Board of Directors and is a member of the Remuneration Committee. James serves on the board of Sabre Corporation and is a member of their Audit and Technology Committee. On December 16, 2015, James was elected to Oracle's board of directors. James serves on the board of Citigroup and is a member of the Operations & Technology and Risk Management Committees. She served 6 years as independent director on the VMware Inc. Board of Directors and was a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. James serves as a Director of Veritas Technologies LLC. Recognitions In 2014 James was ranked 21st on Fortune Most Powerful Women in Business list. In 2015 she ranked 45th on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list and 44th on Working Mother Magazine's Most Powerful Mom's list. References External links Fortune Live: Intel President talks about the right way to diversity a company Fortune Live: Renée James discusses investments in the Internet of Things Fortune Live: Intel's $125 million plan to invest in diversity The Carlyle Group Engages Former Intel President as Operating Executive. February 17, 2016 Intel people Living people Businesspeople from Portland, Oregon 1964 births 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American businesswomen 21st-century American businesspeople American women business executives American business executives University of Oregon alumni 21st-century American businesswomen