He joined the company in 1976, the same year he earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University. His first assignment at TI was an integrated circuit design engineer specializing in the development of analog integrated circuits.

Prior to becoming president of the Semiconductor Group in December 1993, Tom was manager of the Worldwide Applications-Specific Products business, which included such products as digital signal processors, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and ASICs. Previously, he served as manager of the Worldwide Linear Products business. He was appointed Semiconductor Group vice president in 1985 and senior vice president in 1991. In 1993, Tom was named an executive vice president of the company and president of the Semiconductor Group, where he turned in record profitability and growth.

In 1996, Tom was named president and CEO, and assumed the additional responsibility and title of chairman in April 1998.

Outside his TI duties, Tom participates in various associations and activities. He is a member of The Business Roundtable and an associate member of the Dallas Citizens Council, as well as member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Purdue University Engineering Visiting Committee. Tom is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Southern Methodist University, a member of the Board of Directors for Catalyst, and a member of the board of directors for JCPenney Corporation.

In addition to his master's degree, Tom also holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Purdue, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering from Purdue in May 1997.

Greg Jones is the General Manager of Texas Instruments’ Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Business Unit within the company's Broadband Communications Group. He is responsible for customer engagement strategy, product definition, and worldwide marketing of TI products for DSL modem applications.

Mr. Jones has more than 20 years of proven experience in product development, operations, sales and marketing of technology products. Prior to joining TI, he was founder, chairman, president and CEO of Broadband Gateways, Inc., a company focused on technologies in the broadband edge device marketplace. Previously, Mr. Jones held several senior management positions at Uniden including vice president of the Internet Products Division, director of International Sales, vice president of Operations and Vice President of the Wireless Data Division. He has also held several positions at AmeriCom, where he was a founding engineer for new protocols and switching systems for the land mobile radio industry.

Mr. Jones received his bachelor's of science in information and computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Telecom Industry Association (TIA).