OUR PARTNERS
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (2015-2020)
At the heart of MForesight was a group of seasoned experts and industry veterans with unique insights on the future of American manufacturing. The Leadership Council (LC) comprised leaders representing multiple industry sectors, nonprofit entities, and universities with significant strengths in research and education related to manufacturing. The LC specifically worked 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 was more than an advisory committee. It was a source of inspiration, ideas, analysis, and connections to accomplish the work of technology foresight.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2015-2020)
The Executive Committee, a subset of the Leadership Council, provided 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, participated in monthly teleconferences to review and approve strategic and operational plans, key performance indicators, and implementation. They reviewed MForesight’s reports and activities to ensure they reflected broad and appropriate input from the manufacturing community and met high quality standards. The Executive Committee consisted of:
Glenn Daehn, Ohio State University
Pramod Khargonekar, University of California, Irvine
Sridhar Kota, Executive Director of MForesight (Ex Officio)
Michael Russo, NiiCA
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS (2015-2020)
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 | Curt Cline | Global Director of Enterprise Strategic Manufacturing |
| 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 |
| Johnson & Johnson | Mauricio Futran | Vice President for Advanced Technology |
| 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 |
MForesight’s work was supported by the National Science Foundation from 2015 to 2020 under Grant No. 1552534 to the University of Michigan (Dr. Sridhar Kota).
Please note that any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the University of Michigan.
