Governance and Advisors

Fraunhofer USA Board of Directors and Officers

Dr. Johann Feckl, Chair

Director and Section Head, Pre-Competitive Research and International Affairs, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Prof. Mario Trapp, Vice Chair

Executive Director Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS

Mr. Stephen Williams, Director

President, Pentagon Strategies

Dr. Silja Krekel, Director

Department Head, Corporate Legal Services, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Mr. Nicolas Rancis, Director

National Grid Partners-Innovation

Ms. D. Alicia Hickok, Director

Counsel, DLA Piper LLP

Jason Lamb, J.D., Director

Strategist, Technology Transfer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Officers

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schuelke

Fraunhofer USA President

Kathryn Bevington

Fraunhofer USA Treasurer

Veronica Hensler

Fraunhofer USA Secretary

Science and Technology Advisory Council

Mr. Stephen Williams, Chair

President, Pentagon Strategies

Dr. John F. Reid, Vice Chair

Research Professor and Center for Digital Agriculture Affiliate, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Stephen Streatfield, Secretary

Director Research Coordination, Fraunhofer USA

Dr. Gayatri Dadheech, Senior Advisor

Chief Technology Officer, Exide Energy

Mr. Knudt Flor, Senior Advisor

Senior Vice President for Innovation and Industry Engagement, College of Charleston

Mr. Tom Kelly, Senior Advisor

Executive Director and CEO, Automation Alley

Dr. Henrikki Pantsar, Senior Advisor

General Manager, Trumpf North America

Prof. Dr. Peter Liggesmeyer, Senior Advisor

Executive Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE

Dr. Alexis Sauer-Budge, Senior Advisor

Principal Scientist, Exponent

Mr. Douglas Larson, Senior Advisor

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (ret.)