UVEF Board of Trustees

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