Cheryl L. Shavers

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cheryl L. Shavers
Occupation	Chemist
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1953(1953-12-26)
Age	71
Birthplace	San Marcos
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Cheryl L. Shavers Biography

Cheryl L. Shavers is one of the most popular and richest Chemist who was born on December 26, 1953 in San Marcos, Texas, United States. Cheryl L. Shavers (born December 26 1953 in San Marcos, Texas) is an American scientist who is an expert in semiconductors as well as Chairwoman and CEO. After earning an chemistry degree she was employed as an engineer for Motorola. Shavers returned to the university for a short time and earned the PhD on solid-state chemistry. She then returning to the private sector. Shavers was employed at increasingly high levels within Silicon Valley, at Hewlett Packard and Intel. Shavers was the under secretary for Commerce for Technology during the Clinton Administration (1999-2001), and is an authorized patent agent registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office. When she left the government at the end of 2001, Shavers founded the business of strategy and consulting, Global Smarts Inc. Shavers was admitted 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.

Shavers has been confirmed by US Senate as the Under Secretary for Commerce in the area of Technology in 1999. He served until 2001.

Shavers is married to Joseph C Agu. She lives in Santa Clara, California with her husband, daughter, and twin sons. In a 2000 interview with Ebony magazine, she said, “I have a 4-year-old daughter and I have a responsibility to children between her age and myself to ensure that the trail I’m blazing gets wider and wider”.

She left Motorola in 1978. quit Motorola in 1978 to attend Arizona State University, returning to industry following her PhD in solid-state Chemistry in 1981. The title of her dissertation was “Theoretical and experimental studies in crystal chemistry” as well as she also wrote about oxides and Nitrides.

Cheryl L. Shavers Net Worth

Cheryl L. Shavers is one of the richest Chemist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cheryl L. Shavers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Since 1976 Shavers was employed by Motorola’s Semiconductor Sector in Phoenix. Motorola advised new graduates to pursue postgraduate studies and she was a thermodynamics student in the department of chemistry at ASU.

Shavers received an award at Mesa Community College, and earned the chemical chemistry (Associate Arts) degree. She enrolled in the bachelor of Science program at Arizona State University, majoring in chemistry. She paid her tuition through working nights in a data processing facility. Shavers was accepted for an internship at Phoenix’s police crime lab as part of a team that was developing methods for the separation of enzymes that are traceable (enzyme keyboarding). The lab director was able to assign her to menial duties only a few months from getting her degree Shavers resigned her position in dismay and changed her course of study. Shavers completed her degree in 1976. She has spoken about an encounter as a graduate student Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling at an event” “He was able to go over my work, and the whole thing came to life”. She has also said she was not interested in to pursue a career in academia: “That wasn’t for me. I wanted to get going, get back to industry where I could make things happen.”

Shavers was recruited by Intel and rose quickly in the corporation to senior management. She also had a weekly “Women in Technology” column for the San Jose Mercury News. In 1999, she was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology. In 2001, she left government service and formed a consultancy and strategy company, called Global Smarts. Shavers has also produced and hosted radio talk programs, and served on the board of directors of several technology companies.

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Top Facts about Cheryl L. Shavers

1. Cheryl L. Shavers is an American chemist and business executive.
2. She was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT.
3. Shavers worked for several high-profile companies, including Intel and AT&T.
4. In 1999, she was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology.
5. Shavers has received numerous awards for her contributions to science and technology.
6. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the National Academy of Engineering.
7. Shavers has served on the boards of directors for multiple corporations and non-profit organizations.
8. She advocates for diversity in STEM fields and mentors young women pursuing careers in science and technology.
9. Shavers holds multiple patents related to semiconductor manufacturing processes.
10. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Howard University before attending MIT for graduate school.