About
Engineering Leadership Advisory Board
Dean Kenneth R. Lutchen has convened a group of senior executives from industry and academia to advise him on future directions, challenges and opportunities for the College. This Engineering Leadership Advisory Bord offers input on how the College of Engineering can impact future technologies, recruit outstanding faculty, solve complex problems, set priorities, and garner the additional resources necessary to bring the College to the next level of excellence.
Dean Lutchen and the College are grateful for the advice and service of Engineering Leadership Advisory Board members:
John E. Abele Founder, Chairman & Director Boston Scientific Co. |
Gregg Adkin General Partner Valley Ventures |
Noubar B. Afeyan Managing Partner & CEO Flagship Ventures |
Roger A. Dorf, ENG'70 President & CEO Navini Networks |
Ralf Faber Co-Founder, President & CEO 3Wave Optics LLC |
Janie Fouke Provost University of Florida |
Ronald G. Garriques, ENG'86 President Global Consumer Group, Dell Inc. |
Norman E. Gaut Founder PictureTel Corp. |
Joseph Healey Senior Managing Director Healthcor Management LP |
Jon K. Hirschtick Group Executive & Board Member Solid Works Corporation |
Bill I. Huyett Director McKinsey & Company Inc. |
Amit Jain President & CEO Spudnik Inc. |
Dean L. Kamen President & Founder DEKA Research & Development Corp. |
Nick Lippis, ENG'84, '89 President Lippis Enterprises, Inc. |
John Maccarone President & CEO Textainer Equipment Management |
Tom Magnanti Former Dean Engineering, MIT |
Venkatesh Narayanamurti Professor of Engineering & Applied Sciences and Former Dean Harvard University |
Richard D. Reidy, SMG'82 President & CEO Progress Software Corp. |
John Tegan, ENG'88 President Communication Technology Services |
John J. Ullo Senior Management Advisor Schlumberger Technology Corp. |
David Wormley Dean, College of Engineering Pennsylvania State College |

The Engineering Leadership Advisory Board
Back row, left to right: Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Noubar Afeyan, Janie Fouke, Norman Gaut, Richard Reidy, Thomas Magnanti, Ralf Faber, John Ullo, John Tegan, Gregg Adkin. Front row, left to right: Amit Jain, John Abele, Dean Kenneth R. Lutchen, Nick Lippis, Ronald Garriques.
Not pictured: Roger Dorf, Jon Hirschtick, Bill Huyett, Dean Kamen, John Maccarone, David Wormley
ENG West Coast Alumni Leadership Council
The College of Engineering West Coast Alumni Leadership Council fosters partnerships between the College and its expansive alumni on the West Coast. Council members help determine and recommend strategies for the Dean, and help advance the interests of the College in a region vital to its continued growth and development.
Dean Lutchen and the College are grateful for the advice and service of West Coast Alumni Leadership Council members:
Gregg Adkin, ex-officio General Partner Valley Ventures |
Alan Auerbach President, Founder & CEO Cougar Biotechnology |
Mark Deem Chief Technical Officer The Foundry Inc. |
Timothy Gardner Associate Director, Computational Biology Amyris Biotechnology |
Roger Hajjar Chief Technical Officer Spudnik Inc. |
Brendon Howe General Manager V-Series Business Unit NetApp Inc. |
Bradley Howe Vice President IC Engineering Altera Corp. |
Amit Jain, ex-officio President & CEO Spudnik Inc. |
John Maccarone, ex-officio President & CEO Textainor Equipment Management |
Anton Papp Principal Pagemill Partners |
Sanjay Prasad Intellectual Ventures |
George Savage Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer Proteus Biomedical |
Richard "Mick" Scully Vice President Product Management, Cisco Systems |
Greg Seiden Vice President Application Integration, Oracle Systems |
Dylan Steeg Senior Investment Manager Intel Capital |
Francis Tiernan President Anritsu Company |