Raja M. Koduri is executive vice president and general manager of the Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics (AXG) Group at Intel Corporation. He leads a business unit chartered with delivering high performance computing and graphics solutions for integrated and discrete segments across client, enterprise and data center.
Koduri previously served as Intel’s general manager of Architecture, Graphics and Software, and drove Intel’s long-term architecture strategy. He also led the creation and execution of Xe, oneAPI, and several other key hardware and software technologies critical to high performance computing and graphics.
A respected innovator and visionary, Koduri has devoted his career to advancing visual and accelerated computing across a range of platforms, including PCs, game consoles, professional workstations and consumer devices. Before joining Intel in 2017, he was senior vice president and chief architect of the Radeon Technologies Group at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Koduri led the group and had overall responsibility for the graphics technologies used in AMD’s accelerated processing unit (APU), discrete GPU, semi-custom and GPU computing products.
From 2009 to 2013, Koduri served as director of graphics architecture at Apple Inc. During his tenure there, he helped establish a leading graphics subsystem for the company’s Macintosh product family and led the transition to Apple’s Retina displays. Earlier in his career, Koduri held various graphics leadership roles at AMD and ATI Technologies Inc., which included spearheading GPU performance initiatives in hardware and software, creating a GPU computing ecosystem and contributing to graphics product features. He initially joined AMD in 2001.
Koduri holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications from Andhra University and a master’s degree in electronics and communications from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, both in India. He serves as chief technical adviser to the board of directors for Makuta VFX, an award-winning visual effects and animation company. He lives in California with his family.
