Omar S. Ishrak is an American businessperson who has been at the helm of 8 different companies. Currently, he is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic Plc and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Medtronic Ltd. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic Trading NL BV (which are all subsidiaries of Medtronic Plc). Dr. Ishrak is also Director-Health Leadership Council at Save The Children Foundation and on the board of 5 other companies.

In his past career he occupied the position of President & Chief Executive Officer for Health Care Systems, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Clinical Systems, Inc., Senior Vice President of General Electric Co. President & Chief Executive Officer for GE Healthcare, Inc. and President & Chief Executive Officer of GE Healthcare Clinical Systems (Wisconsin) (both are subsidiaries of General Electric Co.) and General Manager for Ultrasound, Inc.

He received an undergraduate degree and a doctorate from King's College London.