Advisory Boards

The Board of Advisors for the School of Engineering and Applied Science is the main advisory body to the School and its Dean. Its members are thought leaders, innovators, and experts in the engineering profession and areas of relevance to the School’s activities. They participate in the strategic planning process, serve as a sounding board for initiatives of the School, represent the School within the rest of the University and the larger engineering and corporate community, and act as a liaison between the School and the Board of Trustees of the University. Their support and guidance plays an important role in furthering the School’s strategic goals. Board members serve a three-year, renewable term.

Board Chair:

Mr. Ryan D. Limaye (ENG’93, W’93, WG’93)
Managing Director and Head, Global Technology Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs

Board Members:

Mr. Andrew Africk (L’92, WG’92)
CEO, Searay Capital LLC

Dr. Rohan Amin (ENG’02)
Senior Advisor, JPMorgan Chase

Mr. Peter Armstrong (ENG’87)
Private Investor

Mr. Chip Brady (W’94, C’94)
Partner, LSN Partners, LLC

Mr. Jonathan A. Brassington (GEng’97)
Advisory Partner, NewSpring Capital

Dr. Denis Dancanet (ENG’90, C’90)
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Jetoptera

Mr. Goodwin Gaw (ENG’91, W’91)
Founder and Managing Principal, Gaw Capital Partners

Ms. Pooja Goyal (ENG’02, W’02)
Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Carlyle Global Infrastructure

Mr. Alex Haidas (C’93, ENG’93, WG’98)
Founder, Bluewall Capital Ltd.

Mr. Jeff Horing (ENG’86, W’86)
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Insight Partners

Ms. Anjali Jolly (ENG’00, W’00)
Partner, ACON Investments, L.L.C.

Mr. Alex T. Krueger (ENG’96, W’96)
Chairman and Managing Partner, First Reserve International, Ltd.

Dr. John F. Lehman, Jr. (Gr’74)
Chairman and Founding Partner, J.F. Lehman & Company

Ms. Alison Newman (C’83)
Partner, Fox Rothschild, LLP

Mr. Mitchell I. Quain (EE’73)
Penn Engineering Advisory Board Chair Emeritus;
Executive Council, American Securities, Inc.

Mr. Andrew Rachleff (W’80)
Penn Engineering Advisory Board Chair Emeritus;
Executive Chairman, Wealthfront, Inc.

Ms. Amy P. Raskin (ENG’93)
Chief Investment Officer, Chevy Chase Trust

Mr. Allie P. Rogers, Jr. (ENG’87, W’87)
Private Investor

Dr. Jeffrey M. Rosenbluth (ENG’84)
Private Investor

Mr. Anil Seetharam (ENG’00, W’00)
Managing Director, Berkshire Partners, Stockbridge

Dr. Krishna P. Singh (GEng’69; Gr’72)
President and CEO, Holtec International

Dr. Rajendra Singh
Chairman and CEO, Telcom Ventures LLC

Ms. Juliet Sjöborg (EE’85, WG’92)
Director, Plena Capital Ltd.

Mr. Robert Stavis (EAS’84, W’84)
Penn Engineering Advisory Board Chair Emeritus;
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

Mr. Alexander F. Stern (GEng’89, WG’92)
Senior Vice President, Strategy and M&A, IBM

Mr. Harlan Stone (C’80)
Executive Chairman, HMTX Industries LLC

Mr. Philip Trahanas (GEE’96, WG’96)
Private Investor

Mr. Frederick Warren (ME’60, WG’61)
Founder, Sage Venture Partners, LLC

Mr. Sugiharto Widjaja (EE’00)
Partner, Capital Group

Mr. Jonathan Z. Wilf (ENG’06)
Partner, Garden Homes 

We are living in an era of transformative changes fueled by an explosion in technology. Penn Engineering has a unique opportunity to take the lead and dramatically expand the School’s capacity to foster innovation and game-changing research. The Technical Advisory Board is made up of experts that include innovators from both startups and corporations, venture capitalists, thought leaders in industry and entrepreneurs that can help position Penn Engineering as the leader in this space over the next decade.

Board Chair:

Mr. Harlan Stone (C’80)
Executive Chairman, HMTX Industries LLC

Board Members:

Dr. Rohan Amin (ENG’02)
Senior Advisor, JPMorgan Chase

Mr. Alan Atkinson (GEN’88)
Chief Business Development Officer, Commvault

Mr. Michael Barrett (ENG’89)
Director, Corporate and Investment Banking Issue Management, Wells Fargo

Dr. Denis Dancanet (ENG’90, C’90)
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Jetoptera

Mr. Michael Glassman (ENG’85)
Non-Profit Director/Advisor

Ms. Erdan Gu (GEN’04, GR’06)
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Airbnb

Ms. Sarah Wolf Hallac  (ENG’86, W’86)
Consultant, BlackRock

Mr. Phil Jacob (ENG’85, WG’92)
Vice Chairman of Leveraged Finance, UBS

Mr. Ryan D. Limaye (ENG’93, W’93, WG’93)
Managing Director and Head, Global Technology Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs

Mr. Jeff Luhnow (ENG’89, W’89)
CEO Blue Crow Sports Group

Mr. David Pearl (ME’80)
Co-Founder, Epoch Investment Partners

Mr. David Quattrone (EE’95, W’95)
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Cvent

Mr. Robin Yuxiang Ren (EE’95, C’95)
Co-Founder and Director, Linda Ye and Robin Ren Family Foundation

Mr. Anil Seetharam (ENG’00, W’00)
Managing Director, Berkshire Partners, Stockbridge

Dr. Rajendra Singh (Ph.D., Southern Methodist University)
Chairman and CEO, Telcom Ventures LLC

Ms. Juliet Sjöborg (EE’85, WG’92)
Director, Plena Capital Ltd.

Mr. Frederick Warren (ME’60, WG’61)
Founder, Sage Venture Partners, LLC

Penn Engineering has an unwavering commitment to democratizing world-class engineering education. As part of that goal, the School strives to create innovative, scalable online educational content and provide a personalized experience to its students. The Board for Online Engineering Education plays a critical role by drawing together innovators, practitioners, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and experts in online learning, engineering education and technology. The Board provides strategic guidance to help the School launch new initiatives and evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing programs.

Board Chair:

Mr. Richard Forman, (ENG’87, W’87)
Managing Partner, Health Venture Group, LLC

Board Members:

Dr. Rohan Amin (ENG’02)
Senior Advisor, JPMorgan Chase

Mr. Ric Calvillo (C’90)
Chairman at Zeenk

Mr. Lance Collins (GCH’83,GR’87)
Vice President and Executive Director, Virginia Tech Innovation Campus; Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Susan Davidson
Weiss Professor, Computer and Information Science, Penn Engineering

Dr. Bruce Lenthall
Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Innovation, University of Pennsylvania

Ms. Vanessa Lyon
Managing Director & Senior Partner, New York, Boston Consulting Group

Mr. Robert Stavis (EAS’84, W’84)
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

Ms. Priyanka Vergadia (GEN’11)
Head Google Cloud North American Developer Relations Team; Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Science

The School is building on a strong and uniquely collaborative entrepreneurial foundation to foster partnerships between the Penn Engineering community and entrepreneurs and investors in the Greater Philadelphia region in order to catalyze new ventures and enhance the innovation ecosystem. The Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Board ensures that the School’s research and educational programs are reflective of real-world scenarios, its students and faculty are networked with technologists, entrepreneurs and investors, and that students will have opportunities for starting new ventures after they graduate.

Board Chair:

Mr. Jonathan Brassington (GEng’97)
Advisory Partner, NewSpring Capital

Board Members:

Mr. Brian Fox (ENG’99)
Founder and Former Executive Chairman, Millennium Healthcare

Mr. Jeff Horing (ENG’86, W’86)
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Insight Venture Partners

Ms. Anjali Jolly (ENG’00, W’00)
Partner, ACON Investments, L.L.C.

Mr. Dean Miller (WG’99)
President and CEO, Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT)

Ms. Alison Newman (C’83)
Partner, Fox Rothschild, LLP

Ms. Nancy Wang (SEAS’13)
Partner, Felicis Ventures

Mr. Sugiharto Widjaja (EE’00)
Partner, Capital Group

The School’s India Advisory Board strengthens Penn Engineering’s engagement with alumni, students and industry through partnerships in education, research and philanthropy. The Board works to enhance the School’s reputation and visibility in India, support student recruitment, and forge connections with academia and industry to expand Penn Engineering’s global impact.

Board Chair:

Mr. Hital Meswani (ENG’90 W’90)
Executive Director, Reliance Industries Limited

Board Members:

Mr. Mohit Mutreja (ENG’05, W’05)
Founder and Managing Director, AlphaGrep Securities Pte. Ltd.

Ms. Vinati Mutreja (ENG’05, W’05)
CEO, Vinati Organics Ltd.

Mr. Arihant Patni (ENG’98)
Managing Director, Patni Financial Advisors

Mr. Shiv Puri (ENG’98, W’98)
Managing Director, TVF Capital Advisors Pte. Ltd.

Mr. Atul Ruia (ENG’93, W’93)
Chairman, The Phoenix Mills Ltd.