Thomas M. McCoy
Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs

Tom is Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs. His current leadership responsibilities include legal, corporate strategy and development, international policy, government and community affairs. During his tenure at AMD, he has also had leadership responsibility for human resources, public relations and information technology.

Tom joined AMD in January 1995, and was Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary until 2003. Prior to AMD, he spent 17 years at O'Melveny & Myers, one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the U.S., where he specialized in business litigation.

Tom holds an undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University and a law degree from the University of Southern California. He clerked for the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, served on the board of directors of the Western Center on Law and Poverty, and co-founded the California General Counsel’s Association. He is a frequent speaker on the principles and responsibilities of leadership.