Gordon Moore

Silicon Valley pioneer Gordon Moore cofounded semiconductor firm Intel in 1968; he had previously cofounded Fairchild Semiconductor. Moore is famous for his prediction that computer processing power would double every year, an insight known as "Moore's Law." He and his wife launched the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in 2000. It has over $6 billion in assets.The foundation supports environmental conservation, patient care, scientific research and projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.