# Ajay Mehra

> Ajay Mehra is president and chief executive officer of OSI Systems, a position he assumed on January 1, 2025. He joined the company as controller in 1989, served as CFO from 1992 to 2002, and subsequently held operating leadership roles in its security business. His career spans the company’s public offering, baggage-screening technology development and the expansion of security inspection operations.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at OSI Systems
- **Organizations:** OSI Systems, Rapiscan Systems, CXR Limited
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Business, Master of Business Administration, Pepperdine University
- **Known for:** Oversaw OSI’s initial public offering while serving as CFO., Helped launch OSI’s Security division; led the division before his CEO appointment, when it had grown beyond $1 billion in annual revenue., Led Rapiscan during the commercialization of Real Time Tomography baggage-screening systems.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1989** — Held financial positions at Thermador/Waste King, Presto Food Products and United Detector Technology.
- **1989** — Joined OSI Systems as controller.
- **1992-11** — Became vice president and chief financial officer.
- **2002-11** — Became executive vice president; the 2024 proxy describes his 2002-2024 role as president, Cargo Scanning Solutions.
- **2008-07** — Testified as Rapiscan president at a U.S. House aviation security hearing.
- **2024-07** — Became president of OSI’s Security division, according to the 2024 proxy.
- **2024-12** — Named successor to Deepak Chopra following a board search process.
- **2025-01** — Began serving as president and CEO of OSI Systems.

## Achievements

- Oversaw OSI’s initial public offering while serving as CFO.
- Helped launch OSI’s Security division; led the division before his CEO appointment, when it had grown beyond $1 billion in annual revenue.
- Led Rapiscan during the commercialization of Real Time Tomography baggage-screening systems.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — OSI announced an October 29, 2026 earnings call for the quarter ended September 30; this was still upcoming on the research date.
- **2026-08** — OSI reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $1.786 billion and approximately $1.9 billion in backlog.
- **2026-08** — Rapiscan announced its appointment as an official physical screening and security technology provider for LA28; Mehra commented as OSI president and CEO.
- **2026-06** — Mehra commented on a roughly $12 million electronic sub-assembly order for secure communications.

## Links

- Website: https://www.osi-systems.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajay-mehra-89148a119

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