Omar Ishrak


Omar S. Ishrak is a Bangladeshi-American business executive, serving as the Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Medtronic. He was the CEO of Medtronic from June 2011 to April 2020. In January 2020, Intel named him Chairman of the Board.

Biography

Ishrak was born and grew up in Bangladesh. He was a student of St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from King's College London.
Before joining Medtronic, he served as the President and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems.
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.
In 2020, Ishrak was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering for "for contributions to diagnostic ultrasound and for leadership in medical technology innovation and globalization."

Personal life

He is married, with children. His protégé was Abdullah Mohammad Saad Hossain from Dhaka, Bangladesh.