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.

  • Wayne Balta

    Wayne Balta E’82

    Vice President, Corporate Environmental Affairs and Product Safety
    IBM

  • John Bertucci

    John Bertucci E’63, TPR’65

    Chairman of the Board
    MKS Instruments, Inc.

  • Raymond Betler

    Raymond Betler DC’79, E’79

    Retired, President & CEO
    Wabtec Corporation

  • Michele Blazek

    Michele Blazek E’87

    Director of Environmental Health and Safety
    Stanford Health Care

  • Paul Browning

    Paul Browning E’90

    CEO
    Eagles Aerie, LLC

  • Michael Bruce

    Micahel Bruce E’95

    President and CEO
    Sirius Technical Services, Inc.

  • Barbara Buck

    Barbara Buck E’73

    President
    International Molybdenum Association

  • Aris Candris

    Aris Candris E’74, E’78

    Retired, President and CEO
    Westinghouse Electric Company

  • Russell Crockett

    Russell Crockett E’87

    Senior Energy Advisor
    RTC Energy LLC

  • Shyam Dighe

    Shyam Dighe E’77, E’79

    Founder, President, & CEO
    Dighe Technologies Corporation and Aquasource Technologies Corporation

  • Philip Dowd

    Philip Dowd E’63

    Managing Director
    Sherick Enterprises LLC

  • Edward Frank

    Edward Frank S’85

    Founder & Vinter
    Compass Vineyards

  • Dirk Gates

    Dirk Gates

    President
    Tarana Wireless

  • Deepak Gupta

    Deepak Gupta E’89

    Founer and Chairman
    The Denita Group of Companies

  • Patricia Hatter

    Patricia Hatter E’84, E’87

    Senior Vice President, Global Customer Service and Chief Customer Officer
    Palo Alto Networks

    Strategic Advisor
    Multiple Startups

  • Steve Hoover

    Steve Hoover E’89, E’94

    Advisor
    Evercloak Inc.

    Board Member
    Consumer Reports

  • Matt Howard

    Matt Howard

    Managing Partner
    Norwest Venture Partners

  • Kathryn Jackson

    Kathryn Jackson E’87, E’90

    Director, Energy & Technology Consulting
    KeySource

  • Raj Kapoor

    Raj Kapoor E’92

    Co-Founder and Managing Partner
    Climactic

  • John Kenny

    John Kenny E’82

    Executive Vice President & Director
    Gannett Fleming, Inc.

  • Oleg Khaykin

    Oleg Khaykin E’87

    President and CEO
    Viavi Solutions, Inc.

  • John Kibarian

    John Kibrarian E’86, E’88, E’90

    President & CEO
    PDF Solutions

  • Tom Klopack

    Tom Klopack E’73

    Executive Consultant
    Progenity, Inc.

  • Hillard Lazarus

    Hillard Lazarus E’70

    Retired, Professor of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

  • Tom Marchok

    Tom Marchok E’87, E’89, E’95

    Business Development, Private Equity
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • Frank Marshall

    Frank Marshall E’69

    General Partner
    Big Basin Partners LP

  • Drew Perkins

    Drew Perkins E’86

    CEO
    Mojo Vision, Inc.

  • Opal Perry

    Opal Perry E’93

    Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer
    The Hertz Corporation

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    Kears Pollock E’62, E’64

    Retired, Executive Vice President
    PPG Industries, Inc.

  • Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers E’04, E’05

    Partner
    Incite.org

  • Hauke Schmidt

    Hauke Schmidt

    Head of Corporate Research North America
    Robert Bosch LLC

  • Venkee Sharma

    Venkee Sharma E’87, TPR’87

    President & CEO
    Aquatech International Corporation

  • John Sontag

    John Sontag E’79

    Retired, Vice President, Systems Research
    Hewlett Packard Labs

  • Lip-Bu Tan

    Lip-Bu Tan

    Chief Executive Officer
    Cadence Design Systems

    Founder & Chairman
    Walden International

  • Sin Min Yap

    Sin Min Yap

    Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships
    ANSYS, Inc.