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
Retired Partner Emeritus
Foundation Capital
MSEE 1972
David Beering
Founder and Owner
Intelligent Designs LLC
BSEE 1985, MSEE 1987
Dennis Cooke
Executive Team Member
Ryder System Inc.
BSEE 1986, MSEE 1988
Steve Cuppy
Business Development
Indiana Microelectronics LLC
BSEE 1985, MSEE 1986
Derinda Ehrlich
Master Instructor
Prosci
BSEE 1980
Scott Fancher
Senior Vice President & GM of Airplane Development (Retired)
Boeing
BSEE 1981
Jeff Gordan
CEO
Syniverse
BSEE 1983
Darby Hadley
Vice President of Engineering for Automotive Audio
HARMAN International
BSEE 1988
Sue Hong
Manager of Electrified Powertrain Systems and Leader of Team Edison
Ford Motor Company
BSME 1988
Rouz Jazayeri
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Catapult Ventures
BSEE 2002, MSECE 2004
Akshay Kothari
Chief Operations Officer
Notion
BSEE 2007
Jack Kozik
Chief Technology Officer and Director of Architecture, Americas Region
Nokia Corporation
MSEE 1981
Dr. Bill Payne, III
Vice President and COO
Roberson and Associates
BSEE 1980
Dr. Steve Schwartz
President and CEO
Brooks Automation, Inc.
BSEE 1981, MSEE 1982, PhD 1985
Edmund O. Schweitzer, III
President, Chairman, and CTO
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 International Corp.
MSEE 1975
Merle Yoder
Managing Director, Equity Unit
Greenwich Investment Management
BSEE 1982