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Henry Kressel
Henry Kressel (born c. 1934) is an American engineer, scientist, and financial executive. In 1980, Kressel was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for pioneering research in opto-electronic devices with specific emphasis on semiconductor lasers. 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. Early life and education Kressel's parents and sister were murdered in The Holocaust during World War II, after which Kressel emigrated to the United States. He entered Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Chaim Berlin High School in 1947 and graduated in 1951. Kressel earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Yeshiva College (Yeshiva University), 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. Career Kressel join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American People
Americans are the Citizenship of the United States, citizens and United States nationality law, nationals of the United States, United States of America.; ; Although direct citizens and nationals make up the majority of Americans, many Multiple citizenship, dual citizens, expatriates, and green card, permanent residents could also legally claim American nationality. The United States is home to race and ethnicity in the United States, people of many racial and ethnic origins; consequently, culture of the United States, American culture and Law of the United States, law do not equate nationality with Race (human categorization), race or Ethnic group, ethnicity, but with citizenship and an Oath of Allegiance (United States), oath of permanent allegiance. Overview The majority of Americans or their ancestors Immigration to the United States, immigrated to the United States or are descended from people who were Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, brought as Slavery in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
