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
President & CEO
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.

Michael Bruce

Michael 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 E’63
Managing Director
Sherick Enterprises LLC

Edward Frank

Edward Frank S’85
Founder & Vinter
Compass Vineyards

Dirk Gates

Dirk Gates
CEO
Xirrus

Deepak Gupta

Deepak Gupta E’89
Founder and Chairman
The Denita Group of Companies

Patricia Hatter

Patricia Hatter E’84, E’87
Strategic Advisor, Multiple Startups
Senior Vice President, Global Customer Service
and Chief Customer Officer
Palo Alto Networks

Steve Hoover