ECE Advisory Board
Purdue University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board provides an objective level of advice for decision-making within the School of ECE. Our Board members represent industry, academia, and entrepreneurship. The Advisory Board’s responsibility is to offer an array of experiences and insights on different topics including the academic needs of industry, the needs of our student body, and suggested areas for research advancement.
Jim Anderson
Co-Founder
Foundation Capital
BSEE 1972
Dennis Cooke
President, Global Fleet Management Solutions
Ryder System, Inc.
BSEE 1968, MSEE 1971
Steve Cuppy
Business Development
Indiana Microelectronics
BSEE 1985, MSEE 1986
Scott Fancher
Senior Vice President (Retired)
Program Management, Integration, & Development Programs
Boeing
BSEE 1981
Jeff Gordan
Chief Executive Officer
Vector Solutions
BSEE 1983
Darby Hadley
Vice President of Engineering, Automotive Audio
HARMAN International
BSEE 1988
Sue Hong
Manager of Electrified Powertrain Systems and Leader of Team Edison
Ford Motor Company
BSME 1988
Liz Klimes
Vice President, Lean Six Sigma (Retired)
Eli LIlly
BSEE 1981
Akshay Kothari
Chief Operations Officer
Notion
BSEE 2007
Jack Kozik
Chief Technology Officer and Director of Architecture
Nokia Corporation
BSCS 1979, MSEE 1981
Dr. Bill Payne, III
Founder and Chief Executive
BoradView Communications
BSEE 1980
Dr. Steve Schwartz
Chief Executive Officer
Brooks Automation, Inc.
BSEE 1981, MSEE 1982, PhD 1985
Edmund O. Schweitzer, III
Founder
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
BSEE 1968, MSEE 1971
Dr. Ed Teidemann, Jr.
Senior Vice President of Engineering
Qualcomm, Inc.
MSEE 1977
William Varner
President of Mission, Cyber and Intelligence Solutions (Retired)
ManTech
MSEE 1975
Merle Yoder
Principal and Co-Founder
Financial Tracking Technologies
BSEE 1982