| Omar S Ishrak | |
| Birth Name: | Omar Ishrak |
| Native Name: | ওমর ইশরাক |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Education: | St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka |
| Alma Mater: | King's College London, University of London (BS, PhD) |
| Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Medtronic; Chairman of the Board, intel | |
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]
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.
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.
He is married, and lives in Minneapolis.[7]