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. 

Simon Kuo ’89
Vice President of Corporate Quality and Managing Director, Asia
ViaSat

Durga Malladi MS ’95 PhD ’98
Senior Vice President and General Manger
Qualcomm, Inc.

Leslie Momoda ’85, MS ’87, PhD ’90
Vice President
HRL Laboratories

Cynthia Murphy-Ortega
Vice President, University Partnerships
Chevron

Chris Pernin
Director, Engineering and Applied Science Department
RAND Corporation

Stefano Soatto
VP for AI Labs
Amazon Web Services

Ken Susilo
Managing Senior Principal, Los Angeles Office
Geosyntec Consultants

Stephen Trilling CERT ’00
Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer
Symantec Enterprise Division
Broadcom Software

Ken Vallens ’00
President and Chairman
CTS Cement Manufacturing

Steve Yahata ’81
Vice President
Integrated Vehicle Systems – Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T)

Maureen R. Zawalick
Vice President, Generation Business and Technical Services
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

*UCLA conferred degrees noted with graduation year

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