Dean’s Advocacy Council
The College of Engineering Dean’s Advocacy Council is comprised of business and alumni leaders who provide strategic assistance in advancing the priorities of the College, as well as serve as ambassadors of and active advocates for the College. The Council’s commitment and leadership help to assure that the mission and goals of the College are met. The Council plays a vital role in helping Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering continue its recognition as an elite engineering college. Current members are listed below.
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Wayne Balta E’82
Vice President, Corporate Environmental Affairs and Product Safety
IBM -
John Bertucci E’63, TPR’65
Chairman of the Board
MKS Instruments, Inc. -
Raymond Betler DC’79, E’79
Retired, President & CEO
Wabtec Corporation -
Michele Blazek E’87
Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Stanford Health Care -
Paul Browning E’90
CEO
Eagles Aerie, LLC -
Micahel Bruce E’95
President and CEO
Sirius Technical Services, Inc. -
Barbara Buck E’73
President
International Molybdenum Association -
Aris Candris E’74, E’78
Retired, President and CEO
Westinghouse Electric Company -
Russell Crockett E’87
Senior Energy Advisor
RTC Energy LLC -
Shyam Dighe E’77, E’79
Founder, President, & CEO
Dighe Technologies Corporation and Aquasource Technologies Corporation -
Philip Dowd E’63
Managing Director
Sherick Enterprises LLC -
Edward Frank S’85
Founder & Vinter
Compass Vineyards -
Dirk Gates
President
Tarana Wireless -
Deepak Gupta E’89
Founer and Chairman
The Denita Group of Companies -
Patricia Hatter E’84, E’87
Senior Vice President, Global Customer Service and Chief Customer Officer
Palo Alto NetworksStrategic Advisor
Multiple Startups -
Steve Hoover E’89, E’94
Advisor
Evercloak Inc.Board Member
Consumer Reports -
Matt Howard
Managing Partner
Norwest Venture Partners -
Kathryn Jackson E’87, E’90
Director, Energy & Technology Consulting
KeySource -
Raj Kapoor E’92
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Climactic -
John Kenny E’82
Executive Vice President & Director
Gannett Fleming, Inc. -
Oleg Khaykin E’87
President and CEO
Viavi Solutions, Inc. -
John Kibrarian E’86, E’88, E’90
President & CEO
PDF Solutions -
Tom Klopack E’73
Executive Consultant
Progenity, Inc. -
Hillard Lazarus E’70
Retired, Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine -
Tom Marchok E’87, E’89, E’95
Business Development, Private Equity
Amazon Web Services (AWS) -
Frank Marshall E’69
General Partner
Big Basin Partners LP -
Drew Perkins E’86
CEO
Mojo Vision, Inc. -
Opal Perry E’93
Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer
The Hertz Corporation -
Kears Pollock E’62, E’64
Retired, Executive Vice President
PPG Industries, Inc. -
Matt Rogers E’04, E’05
Partner
Incite.org -
Hauke Schmidt
Head of Corporate Research North America
Robert Bosch LLC -
Venkee Sharma E’87, TPR’87
President & CEO
Aquatech International Corporation -
John Sontag E’79
Retired, Vice President, Systems Research
Hewlett Packard Labs -
Lip-Bu Tan
Chief Executive Officer
Cadence Design SystemsFounder & Chairman
Walden International -
Sin Min Yap
Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships
ANSYS, Inc.