McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
McCormick Advisory Council (MAC)
The McCormick Advisory Council plays a critical role in helping to shape McCormick’s strategy. The MAC provides feedback and counsel to the dean of the McCormick School from both business and academic perspectives to ensure that McCormick continues to excel in all areas of engineering research, education, and practice. MAC members serve for renewable terms.
MAC Mission and Contribitions Framework (PDF)
Information for current members of the McCormick Advisory Council.
Current members of the McCormick Advisory Council
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Mr. Peter J. Barris (BSEE ’74) Managing General Partner, New Enterprise Associates |
Mr. Viresh Bhatia (BSCS ’88) Co-Founder & Retired CEO Chairman, InstallShield Software Corporation LeewayHertz Technologies, Pvt. Ltd. |
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Dennis Chookaszian (BSCHE '65) Retired chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Insurance Companies |
Mr. Christopher Clower (BSE ’88) General Partner, SG Holdings |
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Mr. Stanton R. Cook (BSME ’49, H ’85) Retired — Chairman, Tribune Company |
Mr. Lee A. Dayton, Sr. (BSIE ’65) Retired Corporate Vice President, IBM Corporation |
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Mr. John A. Dever (BSEE ’51) Retired, Honeywell, Inc. |
Mrs. Rhonda L. Dibachi (BSE ’83) Co-Founder/Co-CEO, Noribachi LLC |
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Mr. David Alan Eckert (BSME ’77) MAC chairperson emeritus CEO, Allan, James & Co. |
Mr. James N. Farley (BSEE ’50) JNF Group LLC |
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Dr. Kathleen R. Flaherty (WCAS '73, MS/IEMS ’75, PhD ’79) Retired, Chief Marketing Officer, AT&T Business Services |
Mr. Wilbur H. Gantz Chairman & CEO, Ovation Pharmaceuticals |
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Mr. Paul R. Gudonis (BSEE ’76) Director, Myomo, Inc.
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Dr. Warren R. Haug (MSCH ’63, PhD CH ’65) Adjunct Professor, McCormick School; Retired — Vice President, The Procter & Gamble Company |
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Dr. Kenneth C. Kirsch (WCAS '75, MS/IEMS ’78, PhD/IEMS ’80) Deputy Director, Department of Administration, State of Rhode Island |
Mr. William J. Kroll, Jr. (BSE '67, MS/MSE ’71) Chairman & CEO, Matheson
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Mr. Noel Kullavanijaya (BSME ’82, MSME ’85, KSM ’86) Principal of Equilibrium Capital Group |
Dr. Priscilla Marilyn Lu (PhD/CSCI ’80) Managing Partner, Cathaya Funds Group |
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Mr. Mark Mills President, Founder, Digital Capital Power |
Dr. Thomas Gordon Moore (BSEE ’86, MS ’87, PhD ’89) Director, Enterprise Technical Executive, Northrop Grumman |
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Mr. David L. Nichols (BSCS ’91, KSM ’00) America’s CIO Services Leader, Ernst & Young US LLC |
Dr. Robert L. Peskin (MSCEE ’75, PhD ’77) Senior Consulting Manager, Transportation, AECOM |
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Mr. David L. Porges (BSIE ’79) President and CEO, EQT Corporation |
Mr. Kenneth J. Porrello (BSIE ’78, KSM ’82) Senior Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP |
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Mr. Vivek Ragavan (BSEE ’74) President & CEO, Actelis, Inc. |
Dr. Norbert Riedel Corporate Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Baxter International, Inc. |
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Mr. David A. Sachs (BSIE ’81) Senior Partner, Ares Management, LLC |
Ms. Smita N. Shah (BSCI ’94) President, SPAAN Technology, Inc. |
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Mr. Robert E. Shaw (BSME ’70, KSM ’81) Retired Vice President and Co-Owner, Milex Products, Inc. |
Mrs. Gwynne Shotwell (BSME ’86, MSESAM ’88) President, SpaceX |
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Mr. Michael J. Stark (BSCI ’78) Managing Director, Crosslink Capital |
Mr. Tim Stojka (BSIE '89) CEO/founder of Agentis Energy |
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Mr. Michael Sutton (BSCI ’75) President, Infrastructure Engineering, Inc. |
Mr. Robert B. Taggart (BSME ’67, MSME ’68) Chief Executive Officer, Chaparral Communications, Inc. |
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Mr. Alan Taub Vice President, Global R&D, General Motors Corporation |
Mr. John J. Tracy Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Boeing Company |
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Mr. Edward F. Voboril (BSIE ’65) Chairman, Analogic Corporation |
Mr. Todd Warren (WCAS ’87) Advisor, Divergent Ventures |
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Prof. William J. White (BSIE ’61) Professor, Northwestern University, Retired; CEO & Chairman of the Board, Bell & Howell Company |
Mr. Howard B. Witt (BSME ’63) Retired CEO, Littlefuse, Inc. |
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Ms. Ava Harth Youngblood (BSCH ’79) President & Chief Executive Officer, Youngblood Executive Search, Inc. |
Past members of the McCormick Advisory Council
Mr. Anthony L. Abbattista
Mr. Albert M. Anderson, Jr.
Dr. Teruaki Aoki
Mr. George H. Bodeen
Dr. James C. Brailean
Mr. Edward J. Campbell
Dr. David L. Carney
Dr. James Ellis Crenshaw
Mr. Lester Crown
Mr. Alfred C. Eckert, III
William D. Ford, Ph.D.
Gregory A. Fraser, Ph.D.
Mr. Gary L. Frederick
Prof. Donald N. Frey
Dr. James F. Gibbons
Mr. Richard A. Giesen
Mr. Alvin L. Gorman
Mr. Ronald H. Haas
Mr. Richard C. Halpern
Ms. Ruth Mullen Harenchar, MAC chairperson emerita
Mr. Ralph D. Hartung
Mr. Richard D. Harza
Mr. Henry G. Herzing
Mr. James W. Hook
Ms. Kristina M. Johnson
John C. Lieske, MD
Mr. Frank W. Luerssen
Mr. James F. McDonald
Mr. Michael K. McEvoy
Mr. Mark W. McGlothlin
Mr. Daniel D. Mickelson
Mr. D. Eugene Nugent
Ms. Dorothy Oremus
Mr. Walter L. Orlandini
Mr. Richard S. Pepper
Mr. Robert L. Puette, MAC chairperson emeritus
Dr. Elliott M. Philofsky
Mr. Warren W. Rasmussen
Mr. Erick A. Reickert
Mr. Thomas John Ross
Janet C. Rutledge, Ph.D.
Mr. Harold B. Smith
Frank G. Splitt, Ph.D.
Mr. Dean P. Stanley
Mr. William F. Stasior
Mr. Richard T. Taylor
Mr. Robert H. Wellington
Patrick E. White, Ph.D.
Mr. Alan Wolfson
Mr. William A. Woodburn
Dr. Charles Wu
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