Leadership Council
At the heart of MForesight is a group of seasoned experts and industry veterans with unique insights on the future of American manufacturing. The Leadership Council (LC) is comprised of leaders representing multiple industry sectors, nonprofit entities, and universities with significant strengths in research and education related to manufacturing. The LC is specifically works to:
- identify and prioritize emerging technologies for future research and investment,
- provide MForesight stakeholders with access to key subject matter experts,
- participate in semi-annual meetings to review organizational progress and priorities.
In short, the MForesight Leadership Council is more than an advisory committee. It’s a source of inspiration, ideas, analysis, and connections to accomplish the work of technology foresight.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee, a subset of the Leadership Council, provides strategic leadership support to MForesight in setting an agenda and establishing priorities. The Executive Committee members, nominated and elected by majority vote by the Leadership Council, participate in monthly teleconferences to review and approve strategic and operational plans, key performance indicators, and implementation. They review MForesight’s reports and activities to ensure they reflect broad and appropriate input from the manufacturing community and meet high quality standards. The Executive Committee consists of:
- Glenn Daehn, Ohio Manufacturing Institute
- Pramod Khargonekar, University of California, Irvine
- Sridhar Kota, Executive Director of MForesight (Ex Officio)
- Michael Russo, SEMI
Leadership Council Members
Industry Partners
Applied Materials
Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu
Senior Vice President & CTO
Boeing
Leo Christodoulou
Chief Technologist for Boeing Additive Manufacturing
Boston Scientific
Randy Schiestl
Vice President of Research & Development, Global Technology
Deere and Company
Curt Cline
Global Director of Enterprise Strategic Manufacturing
Dow Chemical
David Parrillo
Global Research & Development Director
Ford Motor Company
Peter Friedman
Global Manager of the Structures and Stamping Department
General Motors
Jeff Abell
Director & Chief Scientist, Manufacturing Systems Research
General Electric
Christine Furstoss
Global Technology Director, Manufacturing & Materials Technologies
Hydraulex Global
Shirish Pareek
Founder and Vice Chairman
Johnson & Johnson
Mauricio Futran
Vice President for Advanced Technology
Launch Forth
Megan Brewster
Vice President for Advanced Manufacturing
Lockheed Martin
Jeffrey J. Wilcox
Vice President for Engineering
Mac Arthur Corporation
Christie Wong Barrett
CEO
Microsoft
Diego Tamburini
Principal Industry Lead – Manufacturing
Rockwell Automation
David Vasko
Director of Advanced Technology
Siemens
David Rapaport
Head of Research and Collaboration
Nonprofit Partners
Alliance for American Manufacturing
Scott Paul
President
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Raj Manchanda
Director of Business Development – Manufacturing & Robotics
Association for Manufacturing Technology
Tim Shinbara
Vice President for Manufacturing Technology
Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU)
Sheila Martin
Vice President of Economic Development and Community Engagement
Brookings Institute
Mark Muro
Senior Fellow, Director of Policy
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
Robert Atkinson
President
Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT)
Emily DeRocco
Education & Workforce Director
National Association of Manufacturers
Robyn Boerstling
Vice President, Infrastructure, Innovation and Human Resources Policy
National Defense Industrial Association
Wes Hallman
Senior Vice President for Policy
National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining
Dean Bartles
President & CEO
SEMI
Mike Russo
Vice President, Public Policy and Talent Advocacy
SME
Suzy Marzano
Industry Manager
Academic Partners
Case Western Reserve University
Susan Helper
Professor of Economics
Indiana University
Keith Belton
Director of Manufacturing Policy Initiative
The Ohio State University
Glenn Daehn
Professor of Materials Science Engineering, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufacturing Institute
University of California, Irvine
Pramod Khargonekar
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Jim Davis
Vice Provost for Information Technology & Chief Academic Technology Officer
University of Pittsburgh
Michael Holland
Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Research Strategies