Matthew J. Szulik is an American businessman. He is the former
chairman
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of
Red Hat
Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with other offices worldwide.
Red Hat has become ass ...
, leader of some other technology companies, such as
Interleaf and
MapInfo
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for more than 20 years. Szulik had also held the titles of
chief executive officer and
president of
Red Hat
Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with other offices worldwide.
Red Hat has become ass ...
, and after over nine years, resigned from these positions on December 20, 2007, citing personal reasons.
Szulik is a spokesperson to industry, government, and education leaders on open source computing.
Szulik is the chairman of the Science and Technology Board for State of
North Carolina's
Economic Development Board. He is past chairman and an
executive director of the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association.
Szulik is a graduate of
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889, it is the third-oldest Catholic college in New England. Named for Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to ...
in
New Hampshire.
In 2002, Szulik was recognized by ''
CIO
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* Central Imagery Office, a predecessor of the American National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
* Central Intelligence Office, the national intelligence agency of the former Republic of Vietnam
* Central Intellige ...
'' magazine with its 20/20 Vision Award.
Szulik been awarded overall national winner for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008.
References
Red Hat
American technology chief executives
Living people
Saint Anselm College alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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