Tom Engibous Chairman

"We believe in minority and women-owned business development for several reasons. First, it helps the community. For a community to be healthy, all of its citizens must have opportunities--the opportunity to get a good education, to earn a living and to live in a safe home. Development of minority and women-owned businesses helps to create those opportunities.

Second, it helps Texas Instruments. The link between TI's well-being and the well-being of the communities in which we live is strong and clear. The community--the quality of the community--is as integral to our business success as the quality of our people and the quality of our technologies. Development of minority and women-owned businesses is an economic issue that is directly related to TI's ability to compete and win in a global marketplace.

And third, it creates value. It creates a diverse, robust supply chain that doesn't just grow our business. It grows our customers' and our suppliers' businesses. It helps us compete and win and that makes money for our shareholders.

Texas Instruments is committed to developing a supplier base of minority and women-owned businesses for these reasons."

Rich Templeton President and Chief Executive Officer

This (Minority/Women Business Development) is about business. This is about making money, this is about being a leader, be it in our industry, be it in the businesses that you run, or be it in the community. This is not a feel-good or a good-will program when we think about minority-and women-owned businesses. This is about competing.

The community and the supply base within TI are critical to Business Success. Having close connections to both allows companies, like TI, to grow and compete better. Minority/Women Business Development is a priority to us for these reasons. Without it, we cannot be successful.”

Rob Simpson Vice President, Procurement & Logistics