Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 11, 2001

Joel Girsky – Jaco Electronics Inc (jaco)

Joel H. Girsky is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Jaco Electronics, Inc., a company he founded in 1961. Through Mr. Girsky's skilled management and in-depth knowledge of the electronics industry, Jaco has grown from a small company operating out of a Brooklyn garage to a national corporation and one of the top-25 electronic distributors in the world. Mr. Girsky is renowned in the industry for his articulate, frank and honest approach to problems. Profile
TWST: Could you give a brief overview and history of Jaco Electronics?

Mr. Girsky: The company was started by my brother Charles and me in July

of 1961, in then what was in actuality a two