Matthew Szulik Explained

Matthew J. Szulik
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Saint Anselm College
Former President and CEO, Red Hat

Matthew J. Szulik is an American businessman. He is the former chairman of Red Hat, leader of some other technology companies, such as Interleaf and MapInfo for more than 20 years. Szulik had also held the titles of chief executive officer and president of Red Hat, and after over nine years, resigned from these positions on December 20, 2007, citing personal reasons.^{[1] [2]}

Szulik is a spokesperson to industry, government, and education leaders on open source computing.

Szulik is the chairman of the Science and Technology Board for State of North Carolina's Economic Development Board. He is past chairman and an executive director of the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association.

Szulik is a graduate of Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.^[3]

In 2002, Szulik was recognized by CIO magazine with its 20/20 Vision Award.^[4]

Szulik been awarded overall national winner for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.redhat.com/en/about/blog/a-message-from-matthew/ A message from Matthew
2. Web site: Update: Szulik resigns at Red Hat; former Delta exec tapped as CEO. Computer World. 20 December 2007 . 2020-02-29.
3. Web site: In Industry Where Loyalty Means Little, It Often Pays to Get Around. WSJ. December 1, 1998. 2020-02-29.
4. https://www.cio.com/article/2440539/innovation/the-cio-20-20-vision-awards.html The CIO 20 20 Vision Awards
5. Web site: Ernst & Young Names Red Hat's Matthew Szulik Overall National Winner for Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Award Red Hat. www.redhat.com. 2016-05-27.