An outside perspective is essential to maintaining the relevancy of ECE programs to its alumni and corporate constituencies. The ECE Advisory Board, composed of mostly alumni industry representatives, provides this external assessment during its formal, biannual meetings and throughout the year. The Board is chaired by Mary Gordon.

Advisory Board Intranet 

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Shan Pesaru
Board Chair
Sharp Hue
CEO
Atlanta, GA
CMPE 2005
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Laura Huffman
Board Vice-Chair
King & Spalding LLP
Senior Attorney
Atlanta, GA
EE 1979, MS ECE 1981
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Jishnu Bhattacharjee
Nexus Venture Partners
Managing Director
Menlo Park, CA
MS ECE 2002
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Michael Burnette
Leapfrog Services
Chief Services Officer
Atlanta, GA
EE 1998, MS MOT 2006
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Steve W. Chaddick
Ridgewood Advisors, LLC
Mentor Capitalist
Atlanta, GA
EE 1974, MS EE 1982
Mel Coker
Mel Coker
AT&T
Retired EVP Operations and Strategy
Atlanta, GA
EE 1987
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Tom Dyal
Redpoint Ventures
Co-Founder, Partner Emeritus
Menlo Park, CA
EE 1988
Ken Entrekin
Ken Entrekin
Advantage Industrial Automation
Retired
Atlanta, GA
EE 1973
Cleve Fann
Cleve Fann
Georgia Power Company
VP, Strategy and Support
Atlanta, GA
ME 2005
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Kevin Fletcher
WEC Energy Group
Retired President and CEO
Atlanta, GA
EE 1981
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Mary Gordon
Altria Group
Retired Vice President
Richmond, VA
Board Past-Chair
EE 1981
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Josh Hix
Season Health
Co-Founder and CEO
Los Angeles, CA
EE 2003
Rahul Jain
Rahul Jain
Pendo
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer
Arlington, VA
EE 2000
Greg Kolovich
Greg Kolovich
OXOS Medical
Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer
Savannah, GA
EE 2004
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Garrett Langley
Flock Safety
Founder, CEO
Atlanta, GA
EE 2009
Vivek Maddala
Vivek Maddala
Maddala Music
Emmy-winning Composer
Los Angeles, CA
EE 1995
Allyson McKinney
Allyson McKinney
SoloPulse
Co-founder, CEO
Atlanta, GA
MS ECE 2019, PhD ECE 2023
Samir Mittal
Samir Mittal Ph.D.
Micron Technology
Corporate VP, AI for Silicon & Systems Design
Palo Alto, CA
Fernando Mujica
Fernando Mujica
Apple Inc.
Director of Engineering, Special Projects Group
Menlo Park, CA
PhD ECE 1999
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Carmel Ortiz
Intelsat
SVP, Technology and Innovation
Washington, DC
EE 1989
Nick Otto
Nick Otto
IBM
Head of Global Strategic Partnerships
Atlanta, GA
EE 2005
Clint Padgett
Clint Padgett
Project Success, Inc.
CEO / President
Atlanta, GA
EE 1995
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Zhihua Qu
University of Central Florida
Pegasus Professor, Riordan and Towle Chair
Orlando, FL
PhD EE 1990
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Tom Sapitowicz
Inglett & Stubbs, LLC
Division Manager – Federal Projects
Marietta, GA
EE 1982
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Todd Schlemmer
UCI2
Owner, Vice-President
Tampa, FL
EE 1987
Kurt Schmidt
Kurt Schmidt
Nvidia
Business Development Manager
Raleigh, NC
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Roland Sperlich
Texas Instruments
Vice President, General Manager for Processor Products
Dallas, TX
MS ECE 2002, PhD ECE 2005
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Joel Stenson
UPS
Senior Vice President Operations Technology
Atlanta, GA
EE 1997
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Walter Sun
SAP
Senior Vice President, Global Head of AI
Seattle, WA
EE 1995
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Meade Sutterfield
SSPCS Corporation
President, CEO
Atlanta, GA
EE 1972
Aleksander Szlam
Aleksander Szlam
Melita International
Founder, Retired CEO
Atlanta, GA
EE 1974, MS EE 1980