Henry Kressel
| Henry Kressel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938/1939 (age 78–79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Institutions | Warburg Pincus |
| Alma mater |
Yeshiva College |
| Notable awards |
1974 IEEE Fellow |
Yeshiva College
Harvard University
1974 IEEE Fellow
1984 IEEE Centennial Medal
1985 IEEE David Sarnoff Award
American Physical Society Fellow
Henry Kressel (born c. 1938) is an American engineer, scientist, and financial executive. He is a partner and the senior managing director of the private equity firm Warburg Pincus. He has been a board member of SRI International since 2001.
Kressel's parents and sister died in The Holocaust during World War II, after which Kressel emigrated to the United States. He entered Chaim Berlin High School in 1947 and graduated in 1951.
Kressel earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Yeshiva College, a master's in applied physics from Harvard University, an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in material science, also from the University of Pennsylvania.
Kressel joined RCA Laboratories in 1959, and spent 23 years there. He was in charge of development and commercialization of research developments in a variety of fields including light sources, light detectors, and integrated circuits. The development of the first practical laser diodes and the first epitaxial silicon solar cell are also attributed to him. He eventually became vice president of solid-state electronic research and development.
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