Patricia Murray is senior vice president and director of Human Resources for Intel Corporation. She is responsible for ensuring the company hires, develops and retains the best possible employees to bring cutting-edge technology to the globe and advance Intel's leadership in corporate responsibility. Murray first joined Intel in 1990 as an attorney in the Human Resources' legal staff. She was promoted to manager of the Human Resources' legal staff in 1992, a position she held until her promotion to vice president and director of Human Resources in 1996. Murray has been a corporate vice president since 1997. Prior to joining Intel, Murray was an attorney at the law firm of Morrison and Foerster in Palo Alto, Calif., where she specialized in employment litigation and counseling. Prior to her legal career, Murray was an intensive care unit nurse and nursing administrator at the University of Michigan Hospitals. Murray was born in Detroit, Mich., and received a B.A from Michigan State University, a B.S. from Saint Louis University and a J.D. at the University of Michigan in 1986.