IEEE has multiple strengths that will help it move successfully towards the future. One of the strengths is its abundant corps of dedicated and high caliber volunteers. A second strength is the powerful brand, which rests significantly on the high quality of its products and services and the dedicated work of over 200,000 volunteers. A third strength is a large and diverse membership base with a broad and growing worldwide reach. 

Continued progress towards IEEE’s vision of engineering the future for the well-being of its members, the profession and humanity, will require efforts in a number of key areas. Staff and volunteers will need to work together across the IEEE to achieve these goals. If I am elected, my primary focus will be to lead IEEE into 2020 by nurturing the organization’s strengths and addressing its key challenges through a process of effective governance and participative decision-making. I will rely on my experienced leadership skills to achieve results in the following areas:

Promote cooperation across IEEE units and with industry to guarantee leadership in new technologies. Increase activity in the development of educational and training tools to ensure we are prepared to function in new multidisciplinary environments.

Focus on practicing engineers by working with industry leaders to identify and launch new IEEE products and services that benefit their employees. Support initiatives to develop economical continuing education products including those tailored to particular corporations and geographical areas.