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OUR LEADERSHIP

Leadership & Governance

CESMII's Board of Directors brings together leaders from industry, government, and academia, guiding the organization's strategy and ensuring its work stays grounded in the real needs of U.S. manufacturers.

Katherine Cahalane

Katherine Cahalane

CEO

Dr. Huijaun Dai

Dr. Huijaun Dai

Program Manager

David Brousell

David Brousell

Founder, Vice President & Executive Director

Robin Cover

Robin Cover

CFO

Ken Creasy

Ken Creasy

Corporate Vice President Operations

Mark Besser

Mark Besser

Vice President

Jim Davis

Jim Davis

UCLA Vice Provost Emeritus & CESMII Program Oversight

John Dyck

John Dyck

CEO

Andrew Ellis

Andrew Ellis

Vice President, Global Portfolio Engineering

Jesus Flores

Jesus Flores

Director - Advanced Digital Technologies

Howard Goldberg

Howard Goldberg

Chief Operations Officer

Howard Harary, PhD

Howard Harary, PhD

Director (Retired)

Tom Hechtman

Tom Hechtman

Founder and CTO

Ira Sharp Jr

Ira Sharp Jr

Director of Product Marketing - Automation

Simon Jacobson

Simon Jacobson

VP, Analyst and Agenda Leader

Kevin Jones

Kevin Jones

CEO

Pramod Khargonekar, PhD

Pramod Khargonekar, PhD

Vice Chancellor

Doug Lawson

Doug Lawson

CEO

Haresh Malkani

Haresh Malkani

Chief Technology Officer & DOE Program Principal Investigator

Dr. Gaurav Nilakantan

Dr. Gaurav Nilakantan

Founder & CEO

Michelle Pastel

Michelle Pastel

Senior Manager

Sudarsan Rachuri, PhD

Sudarsan Rachuri, PhD

Technical Manager (non voting)

Prasad Satyavolu

Prasad Satyavolu

Lead – Manufacturing; Industry X Americas

Lisa Zasada

Lisa Zasada

Sr Director of Engineering, Digital Manufacturing & Transformation