Robert Crooke is vice president and general manager of the Business Client Group (BCG). He is responsible for directing Intel�s vision for delivering innovative business client solutions and is responsible for the definition, development, and marketing of Intel�s desktop platform solutions.
Previously, Crooke served as vice president and general manager of the Desktop Product Group, leading the marketing and planning of Intel�s desktop products and initiatives. This includes the processors and chipset product roadmaps as well as digital home and digital office initiatives. From 2000 to 2004 Crooke was general manager of the Platform Architecture and Solutions Division. In this role he was responsible for the company's development of motherboard products in addition to desktop microprocessor and chipset enabling technology, which includes reference platforms, as well as electrical and thermal mechanical solutions. Crooke has served as director of marketing for the Basic Microprocessor Division and Performance Microprocessor Division. He joined Intel in 1989 in the sales force as a field applications engineer and spent nine years in the field in various roles.
Crooke is a frequent speaker at industry events, including the Intel Developer Forum, Communication Board of Directors, Game Developers Conference and the Consumer Electronics Show. Prior to joining Intel, he held design engineering positions at Alliant Computer Systems and Custom Silicon Inc. He received his bachelor's degree in computer systems engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 1985.
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