Presently, Gary E. Dickerson is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Applied Materials, Inc. He is also on the board of US-China Business Council. In his past career he occupied the position of President & Chief Operating Officer for KLA Corp., Principal at Delco Electronics Corp, Executive Vice President for The Customer Group LLC, Group Vice President at Wafer Inspection Services, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. Mr. Dickerson received an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and an undergraduate degree from Missouri University of Science & Technology.