Omar Ishrak

Omar S Ishrak
ওমর ইশরাক
Ishrak at the World Economic Forum in 2017
Born	Omar Ishrak 1955 (age 69–70) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Education	St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka
Alma mater	King's College London, University of London (BS, PhD)
Occupations	investor entrepreneur
Title	Executive chairman and chairman of the board, Medtronic; chairman of the board, intel Chairman Qubit Health Capital

Omar S. Ishrak (born 1955) is a Bangladeshi-American business executive, serving as the chairman of the board for Intel, since January 2020. ^{[1] [2]} He was previously the CEO and chairman of the board of Medtronic from June 2011 to April 2020, ^[3] and remained as executive chairman and chairman of its board of directors until December 2020. ^[4]

Biography

Ishrak was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He did his schooling at St. Joseph Higher Secondary School in Dhaka. He studied at King's College London and was awarded a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and a Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering from the University of London.

Before joining Medtronic, he served as the president and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems. He is currently Chairman of Qubit Health Capital.

Omar has been a member of the Intel board of directors since March 2017. He was announced the independent chairman of its board in January 2020. ^[5]

In 2020, Ishrak was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering for "contributions to diagnostic ultrasound and for leadership in medical technology innovation and globalization." ^[6] In 2021 he joined Amgen's board of directors.

Personal life

He is married, and lives in Minneapolis. ^[7]

References

1. Alspach, Kyle (21 January 2020). "Intel Names Omar Ishrak As Its New Board Chairman". CRN. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
2. "Intel appoints Bangladeshi-American Omar Ishrak as board chairman". The Daily Star. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
3. "Omar Ishrak, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board". Medtronic . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
4. Medtronic plc. "Omar Ishrak to Retire as Medtronic Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board; Geoff Martha to Succeed Ishrak as Chairman of the Board, Effective December 11, 2020". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
5. "Bangladeshi born Omar Ishrak named Intel chairman". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
6. "Dr. Omar Ishrak". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
7. Stych, Ed (July 20, 2012). "Ishrak, Thulin buy big lake homes". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 8 October 2020.