Dr. Ken Washington
Full Name: Ken Washington
Born: October 05, 1960, United States
Occupation: Businessperson
Job: SVP, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
Works for: Medtronic
Primary Industry: Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Nationality: American
Residence: San Carlos, California, United States
Dr. Ken Washington is Sr. VP, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Medtronic, since June 2021. Dr. Washington is also become a member of the Medtronic Executive Committee. Dr. Washington has over 3 decades of experience leading technology development and execution across industries including robotics, consumer products, automotive, and space.
Dr. Washington joins Medtronic from Amazon where he served as Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Robotics.
Dr. Washington was chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company, June 2017 to July 2021. In this role, he led Ford’s worldwide research organization, overseeing the development and implementation of the company’s technology strategy and plans, and playing a key role in the company’s expansion into emerging mobility opportunities. He reports to Jim Farley, president, New Businesses, Technology & Strategy, Ford Motor Company.
Prior to joining Ford, he was vice president of the Advanced Technology Center at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. In this role, Dr. Washington was responsible for leading a team of scientists and engineers in performing research and development in space science and related R&D.
Previously, he served as Lockheed Martin Corporation’s first chief privacy officer, a role in which he built the company’s privacy program, set the privacy strategy direction and established a team of privacy professionals to execute the strategy. Dr. Washington also previously served as the vice president and chief technology officer for the Lockheed Martin internal IT organization, where he was responsible for shaping the future of the corporation’s information technology enterprise.
Prior to joining Lockheed Martin in February 2007, Dr. Washington served as chief information officer for Sandia National Laboratories, where he also previously served in a variety of technical, management, and program leadership positions.
Dr. Washington previously served on the board of McKesson Corporation, a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, healthcare technology, community oncology and specialty care.
Dr. Washington has a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degree in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a fellow of the MIT Seminar XXI program on International Relations.
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