birth_place birth_date known_for image article_title education name
brooklyn , new york 12 january 1947 it executive ed in 2002.jpg zander at netezza corp. function in framingham ma edward zander
 bachelor institute , master of business administration from boston university graduate of school of management science in electrical engineering from rensselaer polytechnic edward j. zander
edward zander

edward j. zander -lrb- born january 12 , 1947 , in brooklyn , new york -rrb- is an american business executive .
he was ceo and chairman of the board of motorola from january 2004 until january 2008 , remaining as chairman until may 2008 .
his work in the technology sector included management positions at data general and apollo computer before joining sun microsystems in 1987 , where he was later promoted to chief operating officer and president .
after leaving sun in 2002 , he became managing director at silver lake partners , a private-equity firm .
he also serves on the board of directors for jason foundation for education , on the science advisory board of rensselaer polytechnic institute -lrb- where he received a degree in electrical engineering -rrb- , the advisory board for iocom communications , and the advisory board of the boston university school of management -lrb- where he received his master of business administration and later an honorary d.h.l. -rrb- .
he was also a member of the board of directors at seagate technologies from 2002 to 2004 , and at time warner inc. from january to may 2007 .
he has been a member of the board of directors at eagleview technologies inc. since 2008 .
