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Industry Advisory Board

The Industry Advisory Board is a valuable resource for the School of Engineering, providing strategic planning and program development insights and unique industry perspectives to the school's dean. Board members serve as ambassadors for the School externally and are integral to forging alliances between the School of Engineering and business.

2022-2023 Board Members

Peter Cherasia

Peter D. Cherasia ENG’84

Chairman, Trade Informatics

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Michael Ching ENG'84

Managing Director (Retired), UBS Investment Bank

Remo Colarusso

Remo J. Colarusso, Jr. ENG’83, RBSG’88

Vice President, Manufacturing and Technical Operations, Janssen Supply Chain

Kenneth Cornew

Kenneth W. Cornew ENG’87

President and CEO, Exelon Generation

Colette Hazen ENG'93

Director, Channel Readiness Consumer Group, Verizon

Ramsey Homsany

Ramsey P. Homsany ENG'97

Co-Founder, Octant, Inc. Technology Investor and Advisor (former General Counsel of DropBox)

James Hughes

James W. Hughes, Ph.D. ENG'65, GSNB'69, '71

University Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Thomas A. Kennedy, Ph.D. ENG’77

Executive Chairman, Raytheon Technologies (Ret.)

Robert Kuchinski

Robert A. Kuchinski ENG'86

Head of Commercial Insurance UK and Global Head of Energy, Zurich Commercial Insurance

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Tilak Lal ENG’84

Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Investment Risk Management, Franklin Templeton Investments

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Vita M. Lanoce GSNB'85

Chief Executive Officer, Linical Americas

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Joanna L. Martinez ENG’75, GSNB’77

Principal, Supply Chain Advisors

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Rita Marty ENG’93, GSNB’96, RBSG'02

Vice President of Emerging Services Security Architecture, AT&T - Chief Security Office

Michele O'Connor

Michele E. O'Connor ENG'87, Chair

Principal, Langan

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Emeka Oguh ENG’05

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PeopleJoy

Nicholas Paraskevopoulos

Nicholas G. Paraskevopoulos, Ph.D. GSNB’84, '94

Sector Vice President, Emerging Capabilities Development; Chief Technology Officer, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

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Rina Parikh ENG’88

Board Director, MAG Aerospace

Brian Reilly

Brian P. Reilly ENG’80

Senior Vice President, Bechtel Corporation (Ret.)

Vijay Swarup

Vijay Swarup, Ph.D. GSNB'88, '90

Vice President of Research and Development, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

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David Wade ENG'89, Vice Chair

Vice Chair and Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Guttman Energy

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Richard N. Weeks ENG’50

Chairman, Weeks Marine, Inc.

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Richard S. Weeks

President and Chief Executive Officer, Weeks Marine, Inc.