Dean's Council

The Engineering Dean’s Council is composed of leading business executives who are graduates of Northeastern University’s College of Engineering. Members of this national council advise the dean on strategic initiatives, industry trends, engineering education, and related topics to advance the mission the college.

These highly accomplished engineers, innovators and entrepreneurs also play a vital role as chief ambassadors for the College of Engineering, building strong ties and partnerships with executives and organizations across a wide range of industries.

Dean's Council - East

Quincy L. Allen, E’82
President and Chief Executive Officer, Vertis Communications

Tom Korbas, E’73
President of the Americas, Samsonite Corporation

Jonathan DiVincenzo, E’88
President, Bioscience Division, Millipore Corporation

Saul Kurlat, ME’62
Founder and Partner, Kurlat Ventures Incorporated

Steven Domenikos, E’83
President and Chief Executive Officer, IdentityTruth, Inc

Phil J. Ponzek, E’56
Retired Founder and President, United Research Company

Richard M. Feldt, E’74
Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Electron Beams

Ramesh Motwane, E’77
Founder and President, The Motwane Foundation, Inc.

Frank A. Gicca, E’59
Retired President, GTE Government Systems Corporation

Steven Picheny, E’64
Principal, Berkshire Development Partners

Chaitanya Kanojia, ME’93
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Navic Networks

Frank L. Tempesta, E’62, ME’66
Retired President, Textron Defense Systems

Dean's Council - West

Brian Berliner, E’81
Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Jeannine Sargent, E'87
Executive Chairman, AstroWatt, Inc
President of Renewable Energy, Flextronics

Kevin A. DeNuccio, BA'81
Chief Executive Officer, Metaswitch Networks

Homayoun Talieh, E’82
Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, encoreSolar
David House, ME’69
President, House Family Foundation; Chairman, Brocade Communications Systems
James Thompson, E’69
Retired President, Tyco Thermal Controls LLC

John Moalli, Ph.D., E’87
Group Vice President, Exponent, Inc.
Arthur Zafiropoulo, E’61
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ultratech, Inc.
Leonard Perham, E’68
President and Chief Executive Officer, MoSys Inc.