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title: "3 T. J. Rodgers Quotes - Famous Chief executive officer"
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# T. J. Rodgers

(1948)   Chief Executive Officer

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T. J. Rodgers is a chief executive officer.

## Quick Facts About T. J. Rodgers

Born March 15, 1948

Profession Chief Executive Officer

## About T. J. Rodgers

American businessman... \| Thurman John Rodgers is an American billionaire scientist and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Cypress Semiconductor and holds patents ranging from semiconductors to energy to winemaking. Rodgers is known for his public relations acumen, brash personality, and strong advocacy of laissez-faire capi

##  Quotes by T. J. Rodgers

> [Bowing to well-meaning, special-interest groups is an immoral way to run a company, given all the people it would hurt. We simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-rodgers/bowing-to-well-meaning-special-interest-groups-is-an-immoral-way-to/)

[T. J. Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-rodgers/)

[Arbitrary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arbitrary/)

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> [Choosing a Board of Directors based on race and gender is a lousy way to run a company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-rodgers/choosing-a-board-of-directors-based-on-race-and-gender-is-a-lousy-way/)

[T. J. Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-rodgers/)

[Board of directors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/board-of-directors/)

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> [Taxing the rich to fund the poorly managed government programs is simply a self-destructive decision: It does nothing more than move money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-rodgers/taxing-the-rich-to-fund-the-poorly-managed-government-programs-is/)

[T. J. Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-rodgers/)

[Cases](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cases/)

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