Mr. Robert (Ted) Jenkins (BS'65 ENG) TRUSTEE

While a student at Caltech, Mr. Jenkins was recruited by Trustee Gordon Moore to join Fairchild Semiconductor's R&D laboratory which Dr. Moore headed at the time. In 1968, Mr. Jenkins followed Dr. Gordon Moore, Dr. Andy Grove and Dr. Bob Noyce to Intel, becoming the company's employee #22.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Jenkins developed the process for Intel's first product, the 3101, a 64-bit SRAM with 35 nanosecond access time. He led Intel's wafer manufacturing and then the volatile memory division transitioning it to Flash memory. He finished his career as Vice President and Director of Corporate Licensing, and served as chairman of its Government Affairs Committee, an organization that coordinated public policy and advocacy across the corporation. Mr. Jenkins retired from Intel in 1999 after 30 years of service.

Mr. Jenkins was elected to Caltech's Board of Trustees in 2005 and became a Senior Trustee in 2015. He serves on the Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Development Committee, the Institute and Alumni Relations, the Student Experience, and the Technology Transfer Committees. He was the volunteer chair of the GPS Chair's Council from its founding in 2007 until January of 2021. Mr. Jenkins served on the Alumni Association board as secretary, treasurer, vice president and president, and is now past president. He is also president emeritus of the Caltech Associates.