Dean’s Corporate Advisory Board
The Dean’s Corporate Advisory Board provides executive-level representation for industry partners of UCLA Engineering. By invitation from the dean, corporate executives are asked to participate based on industry alignment, prior or anticipated relationship to the school, and ability and willingness to provide high-level thought leadership and expertise. This opportunity for professional development and civic engagement is integral to shaping and advancing mutually beneficial partnerships between academia and industry. The board will leverage the school’s strengths and assets nationally and globally, helping to create relationships between industry and UCLA Engineering faculty, students, alumni, research centers and institutes. The Dean’s Corporate Advisory Board is advisory only. Members do not have fiduciary responsibility.
Melani Austin ’83
Vice President, ADP Operations, Mobility and Commercial
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Lisa Cagnolatti ’83
Vice President of Customer Service Operations
Southern California Edison
Naga Chandrasekaran
Senior Vice President of Process Research and Development
Micron Technology, Inc.
Noel Ellis
Director, Engineering Learning and University Relations
Raytheon
Tim Frei ’85, MS ’87, CERT ’01
Sector Vice President
Global Strategy and Mission Solutions
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
Newsha Ghodsi ’94, MBA ’01
Operations Manager
Tesoro
Dan Goebel ’77, MS ’78, PhD ’81
Senior Research Scientist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA
Wayne Goodman
Executive Vice President
Aerospace Corporation
Arnold Hackett ’87
Metrolink
Luke Haylock
Global Director of New Product Development
Arconic Fastening Systems & Rings
Simon Kuo ’89
Vice President of Corporate Quality
ViaSat
Leslie Momoda ’85, MS ’87, PhD ’90
Vice President
HRL Laboratories
Tony Mueller ’93, MBA ‘02
President
Sprectrolab (a Boeing subsidiary)
Cynthia Murphy-Ortega
Manager, University Partnerships and Association Relationships
Chevron
Chris Pernin, Ph.D.
Director, Engineering and Applied Science Department
RAND Corporation
Thierry R. Sanglerat, P.E.
Executive Vice President
Geosyntec Consultants
Swami Sivasubramanian
Vice President, Amazon AI
Amazon
Stephen Trilling CERT ’00
Senior Vice President and General Manager Security Analytics and Research Division
Symantec
Ken Vallens ‘00
President and CEO
CTS Cement
