Jerald G. Fishman has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Analog Devices

Analog Devices

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 since November 1996. He is a 35-year veteran of Analog Devices and also serves on the Board of Directors of Analog Devices, Cognex Corporation

Cognex Corporation

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 and Xilinx Inc

Xilinx

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Education

Fishman graduated from the Bronx High School of Science

Bronx High School of Science

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. He also holds both Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

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 and Master of Science

Master of Science

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 degrees in Electrical Engineering from City University of New York

City University of New York

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 and Northeastern University, respectively, as well as an MBA from the Boston University Graduate School of Management and a Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor

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 from Suffolk University Law School

Suffolk University Law School

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Career

Shortly after receiving his master's degree from Northeastern University in 1970, Fishman joined the product marketing team at Analog Devices in 1971. Over the next few years he held a number of positions in management and eventually ended up as the General Manager of Analog Devices' Semiconductor division in 1979. During these years, Fishman also completed and received an MBA from Boston University in 1972 and JD from Suffolk University Law School in 1976.

In 1980, Fishman was elected Vice President and then again in 1988 as Executive Vice President. In 1991, he was elected as President and Chief Operating Officer

Chief operating officer

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 and in 1996, he was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

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In 2004, Fishman was named "CEO of the Year" by Electronics Business magazine.