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Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Regents Professor </p><p>Eliot Geathers<br> Director, Manufacturing Control Systems, MT&E, Corning Inc.</p><p>David Heller <br> CEO, Heller Industries </p><p>Mekala Krishnan<br> Leader, McKinsey Global Institute鈥檚 research on gender economics, inclusive growth, and economic development </p><p>Matthew Edward Monaghan<br> Previous Chairman/President/CEO, Invacare Corp</p><p>Daniel Newman<br> Senior Technical Fellow of The Boeing Company in Aircraft Configuration Development </p><p>Hilary Lashley Renison <br> Senior Technical Business Development Manager, Amazon</p><p>Clare Rimnac <br> Distinguished University Professor, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University </p><p>Holly Rushmeier <br> John C. Malone Professor of Computer Science, Yale University </p><p>Mark Schuster <br> Director of Engineering, ASML</p><p>Michelle P. Stevens<br> Director: Sandia National Laboratories</p><p>Brett G. 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