Board of visitors

Working with the dean and other College of Engineering leaders, the board of visitors is tasked with implementing strategies to increase student recruitment and retention, deepen student learning outcomes, broaden the impact of faculty research, and cultivate a more robust connection with the alumni community and the college's network of corporate partners. 

Executive committee

Jim Anderson BSCE '67, MSCE '70
Chair of BOV
President and CEO
Urban Science

Nancy Philippart BSIE '80,
Ph.D. IE '14

President
NLP Solutions, LLC

Avinash Rachmale MSCE '89
Chairman
Lakeshore Global Corporation

Members at large

Donna Bell M.S. '97, M.S. '10,
Ph.D. '19

CEO
Dr. Donna Bell Consulting

Hussein Berry MBA '06, MSIE '21
Vice President
Delta

Doug Burcicki BSEE '93
Senior Director, Siemens
Digital Industries Software

Nathan Cabbil B.S. '94
Founder, Organizer and Director
Integro Bank

Keith Donaldson BSChE '85
Founder and President
Engineered Materials Inc.

Joi Harris BSIE '06, MBA '11
Vice President, Gas Operations
DTE Gas

Anurag Kumar MCE '87
CEO & Co-founder
iTexico

Ravi Kumar BSEE '00
President and CIO
RGBSI

Nanda Kumar MSME '92
President
Eaton Aerospace Group

Sandeep Johri, MSIE '86
CEO, Tricentis

Jason McAlpine
Senior Vice President, BASF

Chris O'Connor
President and CEO,
Humanetics Innovative Solutions

Nabil Raad Ph.D. IE '19
Vice President, Data Science
General Motors Company

Uma Raghavan M.S. '94
Member Board of Trustees,
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics

Randy Rogers MSCE '84
Sr. Vice President,
North America Unit
Chief Operating Officer,
CDM Smith

Ami Shah B.S. '91
Managing Director
Fortress Investment Group

John Shinska BSME '98, MSME '01
Global Chief Engineer
Body Systems/CAD Ford Motor Company

Earl Shipp BSChE '81
(Retired)Vice President
Operations, Dow Chemical

Nanua Singh Ph.D.
Chairman and CEO, RGBSI
Senior Vice President
WSP USA

Mina Patel Sooch BSChE '89
Member Board of Directors
Priority Health

Edwin Tatem MSCE '90
Senior Vice President
WSP USA

Deming Xiao BSME '83
President, MPS Asia
Operations Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

Jeffrey A. Yanssens BSME '83
Chief Engineer,
General Motors Company

Malik Zakaria MS '97
Managing Director
ExterNetworks