Lee Jae-yong

Lee Jae-yong is executive chairman of Samsung Electronics, a company whose products and technologies include semiconductors, mobile devices and consumer electronics. His position is tied to decisions about investment, manufacturing capacity and the direction of a major global technology business.

The semiconductor industry is especially dependent on long planning cycles and interconnected supply chains. Samsung’s scale makes its leadership relevant to discussions about technological competition, industrial resilience and the resources required to bring complex products to market.

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