Jerald G. Fishman, semiconductor company executive. Named Chief Executive Officer of Year, Electronics Business magazine, 2004.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, City College of New York, 1967. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1970. Master of Business Administration, Boston University, 1972.
Juris Doctor, Suffolk Law School, Boston, 1976.
Career
Various positions in product marketing, operations and strategic planning Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, Massachusetts, 1971—1979, general manager semiconductorr division, 1979—1980, vice president, 1980—1982, group vice president components, 1982—1988, executive vice president, 1988—1991, president, chief operating officer, 1991—1996, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 1996. Board directors Analog Devices, Inc., since 1991, Cognex Corporation, since 1998, Xilinx, Inc., since 2000.