UVEF Board of Trustees
The UVA Engineering Foundation is managed by a Board of Trustees that provides fiscal oversight of the Foundation and strategic counsel to the Dean and leadership team. Below is a list of current Board members and their roles.
Officers
Robert E. Bremer
Charlottesville, VA
UVEF Treasurer
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UVA, 1979; M.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UVA, 1980; MBA, Houston Baptist University, 1996
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Nancy Lyons Callahan
Tampa, FL
UVEF President-elect
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1982; MBA, Darden School of Business, UVA, 1984
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Sukhdeep S. "Gulu" Gambhir
Vienna, VA
UVEF Past President
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, UVA, 1990; M.S. Operations Research, George Washington University, 1992; Ph.D. Systems Engineering, George Washington University, 1998
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Kathryn S. Harris
Crozet, VA
UVEF President
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, UVA, 2002; M.A. Security Studies, Georgetown University, 2008
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William Blaise Warren
Atlanta, GA
UVEF Secretary
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, UVA, 2002; J.D. Harvard Law School, 2005; MBA, The Wharton School, 2017
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Ex Officio Members
Adam N. Harrell Jr.
Richmond, VA
Ex Officio - Appointee, Board of Visitors
B.A. History, UVA, 1979; J.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1982
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Anne C. Kromkowski
Charlottesville, VA
Ex Officio - Senior Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer, UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
B.A. Economics, New York University, 1986; MBA, Darden School of Business, UVA, 1992
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Melur "Ram" Ramasubramanian
Charlottesville, VA
Ex Officio - Appointee, Office of the President
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology; M.S. Applied Science, Miami University, 1983; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 1987, Syracuse University
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Jennifer L. West
Charlottesville, VA
Ex Officio - Dean, UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992; Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1996
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Trustees
Lauren Carter
Washington, D.C.
Trustee
B.S. Civil Engineering, UVA, 2014
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William L. "Lee" DeLong III
McLean, VA
Trustee
B.S. Civil Engineering, UVA, 1997
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William J. "Bill" Gorman Jr.
San Francisco, CA
Trustee
B.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 1982; MBA, Harvard Business School, 1986
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Natalie Grandison
Washington, D.C.
Trustee
B.A. Sociology and Business, New York University, 2007; M.P.A. International Management, New York University 2009
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Dayna Grayson
Chevy Chase, MD
Trustee
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1999; MBA, Harvard Business School, 2006
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Grace Grundy
Houston, TX
Trustee
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UVA, 2012; MBA, Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business, 2019
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John Nisi
Poughkeepsie, NY
Trustee
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1998
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Rixey Jones
Gainesville, GA
Trustee
B.S. Computer Science, UVA, 1983; M.S. Computer Science, UVA, 1985
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John B. Koch
Tampa, FL
Trustee
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1985; M.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1986
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Tiffany Sheldon Link
McLean, VA
Trustee
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, 1997; M.S. Biomedical Engineering, UVA, 1999
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Kristine Lipscomb
New Canaan, CT
Trustee
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UVA, 2009
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Russell B. Mait
Kilmarnock, VA
Trustee
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UVA, 1978; MBA, University of Richmond, 1983
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Thomas E. Noonan Jr.
Charlottesville, VA
Trustee
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 2012; MBA, MIT Sloane School of Management, 2017
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John R. Peeler
Clarksburg, MD
Trustee
B.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 1977; M.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 1978
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Mike Raker
Charlottesville, VA
Trustee
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 2000
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Hannah Richards
Boise, ID
Trustee
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 2001; MBA, MIT Sloane School of Management, 2008
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Crystal C. Ro
Ellicott City, MD
Trustee
B.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 2001; M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University
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Jay Rolls
Cherry Hills Village, CO
Trustee
B.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 1983; M.S. Systems Management, University of Southern California, 1988
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Jane B. Rudolph
Leesburg, VA
Trustee and Chair, Audit Committee
B.S. Electrical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 1979; M.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 1984; MBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001
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John J. Sivolella
Chatham, MA
Trustee and Chair, Finance & Development Committee
B.A. Rutgers University, 1987; M.P.A., Princeton University, 1991; J.D. New York University, 1992; Ph.D. Columbia University, 2013
Eric Starkloff
Austin, TX
Trustee
B.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 1997
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Franco F. Tao
Arlington, VA
Trustee
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, UVA, 1994; MBA, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2006
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Daria S. Torres
Mt. Laurel, NJ
Trustee
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1996; M.S.E. Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1999; MBA, The Wharton School, 2000
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John Via III
Houston, TX
Trustee
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UVA, 1984; M.S. Engineering Science, Lamar University, 1986; M.S. Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 1991; M.S. Engineering Management, Drexel University, 1994; D.ENG. Engineering Management, Southern Methodist University, 2002; M.S. Manufacturing Systems Management, Southern Methodist University, 2003
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Leslie H. "Les" Williams Jr.
Arlington, VA
Trustee
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UVA, 2000; MBA, Harvard Business School, 2005
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Pro Tempore Advisors
Kenneth A. Bronfin
New York, NY
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 1981
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Randy Daniel
Richmond, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UVA, 1982; MBA, UVA Darden School of Business, 1986
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Justin L. Dean
Washington, D.C.
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UVA, 2001; MBA/M.Eng., Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, 2008
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John DeMaso
Charlottesville, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Industrial and Engineering Operations, N.C. State University, 1968; MBA, College of William & Mary, 1972; Parent, UVA, 2001
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Vincent H. Derr
Charlottesville, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S., Civil Engineering, UVA, 1968, MBA, UVA Darden School of Business, 1973
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Douglas P. Garland
Charlottesville, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1983, M.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1987
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Michael N. Garrett
Sammamish, WA
Pro Tempore Associate
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, UVA, 1979
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Douglas D. Garson
Richmond, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UVA, 1978; MBA - Marketing, Western New England University, 1980
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Ruth Firsching Haile
Charlottesville, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Civil Engineering, UVA, 1979; MBA, Loyola University Maryland, 1983
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Sidney M. Harrison Jr.
Chester, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1975
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William I. "Bill" Huyett Jr.
Concord, MA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 1977; MBA, UVA Darden School of Business, 1982
J. Brian Jackson
Charlottesville, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.A. Economics, Hampden-Sydney University; J.D., UVA School of Law, 1993
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Todd A. Kennedy
Keswick, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UVA, 1996
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Linwood A. "Chip" Lacy
Midlothian, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UVA, 1967; MBA, UVA Darden School of Business, 1969
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Patti Melcher
Houston, TX
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1982; MBA, Harvard Business School, 1986
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Fran O'Sullivan
Naples, FL
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Electrical Engineering, UVA, 1980
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Peter Quick
Mill Neck, NY
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Civil Engineering, UVA, 1978
James E. Ryan Jr.
Richmond, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UVA, 1968; J.D., Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1971
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Vicki Schmanske
McLean, VA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Applied Math/Computer Science, UVA, 1984
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Jill Tietjen
Centennial, CO
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Applied Math, UVA, 1976
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Robert M. "Rob" Wadsworth
Wellesley, MA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1982; MBA, Harvard Business School, 1986
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Stephen H. "Steve" Wadsworth
Atherton, CA
Pro Tempore Advisor
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA, 1984; MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 1988