Background
Fialkov, Herman was born on March 23, 1922 in Brooklyn. Son of Isidore and Pearl (Heinish) Fialkov.
Fialkov, Herman was born on March 23, 1922 in Brooklyn. Son of Isidore and Pearl (Heinish) Fialkov.
Student, City College of New York, 1938-1941; B.Adminstrv. Engineering, New York University, 1951.
Engineer, Emerson Radio Corporation, 1941-1947; Engineer, Mutual Broadcasting System, 1947-1949; Engineer, Tele-Tone Radio Corporation, 1949-1951; chief engineer, Radio Receptor Company, 1951-1954; president, General Transistor Corporation (merged with General Instrument Corporation 1960), 1954-1960; vice-president, director, General Instrument Corporation, 1960-1967; senior vice president, General Instrument Corporation, 1967-1968; partner, Geiger & Fialkov, 1968-1978; partner, Venture Capital Investments, since 1978. Board directors Primus Telecom., Inc., Globecomm Systems, Inc., Perlucid Corporation.
Trustee Adelphi U., Garden City, 1959-1970, Polytechnic Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Heinish Foundation Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Technion Society (director), Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Pi Museum.
Married Elaine Dampf, November 25, 1942. Children: Carol Fran, Jay Michael.