Jerald G. Fishman

JERALD G. FISHMAN is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Analog Devices, headquartered near Boston in Norwood,
Massachusetts. He is also a member of the company’s Board of
Directors. Mr. Fishman began his career at Analog Devices in 1971
in product marketing. Over the next several years he held a
series of management positions in marketing, operations and
strategic planning, which led to being named General Manager of
the Analog Devices Semiconductor division in 1979. He was elected
Vice President in 1980, Group Vice President in 1982 and
Executive Vice President in 1988. He was elected President and
Chief Operating Officer in 1991 and President and Chief Executive
Officer on Nov. 2, 1996. In addition to his responsibilities at
Analog Devices, Mr. Fishman is active as a member of the Boards
of Directors for two publicly held companies, Cognex Corp and
Xilinx. He grew up in New York City and earned a BSEE degree from
the City College of New York in 1967. He also holds an MSEE
degree from Northeastern University/1970, an MBA from Boston
University/1972 and Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk Law
School/1976.