The primary purpose of the Corporate Advisory Board is to to promote mutually beneficial relationships between industry partners and the School. This is accomplished by developing relationships that enhance both student internship and employment opportunities, and explore ways for faculty to partner with industry in performing high-impact research. The Corporate Advisory Board will provide the Dean with guidance on the School’s educational program – its quality and relevance to state-of-the-art engineering challenges, together with the preparedness of its graduates.

Paul Bechta ’87 Sc.M.’88
Senior Director, Global Services
EMC
Hopkinton, MA

Dr. Mei Cai 
Director, Battery Cell Systems Research
General Motors R&D
Warren, Michigan


Lou DiPalma Sc.M. ’89 P’08 
Chief Engineer - Undersea Systems
Raytheon
Portsmouth, RI

Lisa Futato
Senior Director of Product Development
Vicarious Surgical
Waltham, MA

Dan Leibholz ’86 Sc.M.’88
Chief Technology Officer
Analog Devices
Norwood, MA 

Victor Oancea 
Senior Technology Director
Simulia
Providence, RI

Earl Owens ’89
Sr. Account Manager, Federal Systems Integrators 
NVIDIA Corporation
Baltimore, MD


Michael Pereira 
Chief Operating Officer 
Beta Bionics
Concord, MA

Ryan Ross
Director of Software Engineering 
Arista Networks
Boston, MA

Jeff Trauberman ’76, J.D.
Vice President for Strategy, Analysis, and Government Engagement (SAGE)
Velos
Arlington, VA


Megan Wachs '05
Vice President of Engineering
SiFive
Santa Clara, CA

Richard J. Walsh
Senior Director
Boeing Research & Technology
Philadelphia, PA

Chris Yu
Software and Algorithms Engineering Director 
Draper Laboratory
Cambridge, MA

Axel zur Loye, Ph.D. ’81
Chief Engineer (dual fuel engines)
Cummins
Columbus, IN