Dean’s Leadership Advisory Board

The ENG Dean’s Leadership Advisory Board (DLAB) is an advisory group of leading scientists, engineers, technologists, and business leaders with close ties to BU. The group advises the Dean on the College’s long-term strategic priorities, business plans, and key challenges, and helps to raise the profile of BU Engineering around the world.

Dean’s Leadership Advisory Board Members

  • Binoy Singh, M.D.* – Board Chair (2023-2026) – ENG ’89, EVP & Chief Medical Officer, Gentiva Health Services
  • Jill Albertelli* – ENG ’91, President, Military Engines, Pratt & Whitney
  • Omar Ali*– ENG ’96, Director of Operations, Petra Engineering Industries Co.
  • Carla Boragno*, Former SVP, Global Head of Engineering & Facilities, Pharma Technical Operations, Genetech/Roche
  • Tye Brady* – ENG ’90, Chief Technologist, Amazon Robotics
  • Deborah Caplan* – ENG ’90, Former Executive VP, Human Resources & Corporate Services, NextEra Energy
  • Vanessa Feliberti* – ENG ’93, Corporate VP, M365 Services Platform Engineering, Microsoft
  • Mikhail Gurevich* – ENG ’07, Questrom’12, Managing Partner, Dominion Capital
  • Anand Krishnamurthy*^ – ENG ’92, ’96, President and CEO, Affirmed Networks, Inc.
  • Ezra Kucharz* – ENG ’90, President, Tull Investment Group
  • Abhijit Kulkarni*^ – ENG ’93, ’97, COO, Cellino Biotech Inc.
  • Tonie Leatherberry – ENG ’85, Board Member, Amfam, Inc.
  • Daniel Maneval* – ENG ’82, Nonclinical Biopharma Consultant
  • Kathleen McLaughlin* – ENG ’87, EVP & Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart Inc.; President, Walmart Foundation
  • Manuel Mendez* – ENG ’91, CEO, AliveDx
  • Rao Mulpuri – ENG ’92, ’96, CEO, View Inc.
  • Girish Navani – ENG ’91, CEO, eClinical Works
  • Nirva Kapasi Patel* – ENG ’00, Executive Director, Animal Law & Policy Program, Harvard Law School
  • Sharad Rastogi*  – ENG ’91, CEO, Work Dynamics Technology, JLL
  • Avanish Sahai* – ENG ’89, Mentor Capitalist, Exbourne Capital
  • George Savage – ENG ’81, Co-Founder & CEO, Fulcrum Neuroscience
  • Francis Troise* – ENG’87, President of Trading & Connectivity Solutions Division and Vice Chairman of Capital Markets, Broadridge Financial Solutions
  • Bill Weiss – ENG ’83, ‘97, VP of Manufacturing & Logistics, General Dynamics Mission Systems

* – indicates Industry Partnerships Task Force membership

^ – indicates Industry Partnerships Task Force Co-chair

Photo: May 2024 DLAB Meeting, courtesy of Dana J. Quigley, DJQ Media LLC.

Emeritus members, from Dean’s Leadership Advisory Board

  • John Abele, Founder & Director, Boston Scientific
  • Alan Auerbach– ENG ’91, Chairman, Founder, President & CEO, Puma Biotechnology
  • Roger Dorf – ENG ’70, Former VP, Wireless Group, Cisco Systems
  • Joe Healey – ENG ’88, Senior Managing Director, Healthcor Management LP
  • Venkatesh Narayanamurti – Professor & Former Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard University
  • Richard Reidy – SMG ’82, Former President and CEO, Progress Software Corp.
  • John Tegan, III – ENG ’88, President and CEO, Communication Technology Services