Omar Ishrak

Omar Ishrak served as Chairman and CEO of Medtronic from 2011-2020 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Intel.

Prior to joining Medtronic, Omar was President and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems. Earlier in his career, Omar held leadership positions at Diasonics/Vingmed, and various product development and engineering positions at Philips Ultrasound.

He grew up in Bangladesh and earned a Bachelor of Science degree and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of London, King's College. He is also a Fellow of King’s College. He was inducted to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows in 2016 and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2020.

Omar serves on the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Clinic, is a member of the Asia Society Board of Trustees and is a member of the Minnesota Public Radio Board of Trustees.