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Bill George is former Chairman and
CEO of Medtronic, Inc., the world's leading medical
technology company, based in Minneapolis MN. Mr. George joined Medtronic
in 1989 as President and Chief Operating Officer and was Chief
Executive Officer from 1991 until 2001. He was a member of the
Medtronic Board from 1989 to 2002, serving as its chair from 1996 to
2002.
Mr. George is Professor of Management Practice, Henry B. Arthur Fellow of Ethics, at Harvard Business School, where he is teaching leadership and leadership development along with several executive education programs. He is the author of a new best-selling book, True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership. His previous book, Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value, was also a best-seller.
Mr. George currently serves on the board of
directors of Goldman Sachs, Novartis. He has
been a member of ten corporate boards and two dozen not-for-profit
boards. He has served as chair of the boards of Allina Health System,
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, United Way of Greater Twin Cities,
Health Industry Manufacturers Association, Food and Drug Law
Institute, Target Corporation, and is currently chair of Minnesota Thunder Pro Soccer. He
is also a member of the board of Harvard Business School, Minneapolis
Institute of Arts, and Carnegie Endowment. In 2005, he was elected to the ExxonMobil Board of Directors.
Mr. George
was selected as "Director of the Year – 2001-02" by the National
Association of Corporate Directors, "Executive of the Year – 2001" by
the Academy of Management, and "Legend in Leadership 2002" by Yale
University. From 2002-2003, Mr. George was Professor of Leadership and Governance at
IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland and Executive-in-Residence at Yale University's School of Management.
Prior to joining
Medtronic, George served in executive positions at Honeywell and
Litton Industries.
He received his BSIE with high honors from Georgia Tech and his MBA with high distinction from Harvard
University, where he was a Baker Scholar. He received an
honorary degree, Doctor of Business Administration,
from Bryant University. He has
appeared on PBS' "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," NPR's "All Things
Considered" and "Talk of the Nation," and has been frequently quoted
in Business Week, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal,
and New York Times. In 2002, Mr. George was selected as one of "The 25 Most Influential Business People of the Last 25 Years" by PBS Nightly News.
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