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d’Arbeloff, Alex (Alexander Vladimir) SEMI oral history

Alex d'Arbeloff, honorary chairman of the MIT Corporation, has been a member of MIT's governing board since 1989, and served as chairman from 1997 until July 2003. d'Arbeloff is a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches classes in management and entrepreneurship for undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, he serves as chairman of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. In 1960, d'Arbeloff co-founded Teradyne Inc. During his tenure as chairman and CEO, Teradyne became an internationally recognized company with more than a billion dollars in sales. d'Arbeloff currently serves on the boards of Pegasystems, Empirix, and several other private companies. He is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and a director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. d'Arbeloff earned the SB in Management from MIT in 1949.

Item Details

Date
2005-03-28 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102746343
People
Craig Addison (Interviewer)
Alex d’Arbeloff (Interviewee)
Category
Transcript
Credit line
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
Extent
10 p.
Language
English
Acquisition number
X6196.2011
Archive collection
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) oral histories and company videos
Archive hierarchy
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) oral histories and company videos