Irfan Malik

Mr. Malik completed his engineering BS bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering University in Pakistan and subsequently continued his education in Monash University in Australia.

He has been a founding member of telecommunication equipment manufacturer Ciena, where the company grew in six years from 10 individuals to nearly 4000 employees. Revenue grew from zero to a billion dollars, which has resulted in tremendous downstream business and job growth in Maryland. He has 22 years of engineering design and business development experience in utilities, defense and telecommunication industries and has worked in various capacities at different buildings including Ciena, Alcatel and Boeing.

Mr. Malik has been extremely active in his civic responsibilities, has served as a board of director for organization of Pakistani entrepreneurs, and the executive director of National Association of Pakistani-Americans and has been on various committees at Howard County on hate, bias, school budget, curriculum and calendar and Howard Community College task force and has been a member of the Revenue Board Authority for Howard County.

He has been awarded Community Builder Award by Democratic Central Committee and American Success Award by Howard County Government and Community Service Award by Community Action Counsel in 2007. Mr. Malik is one of the most respected individuals in the community and has been instrumental in helping organize the Pakistani-American community in the regional and the national level.