The IEEE Board of Directors has nominated IEEE Senior Member David Alan Koehler and IEEE Life Fellow Manfred “Fred” J. Schindler as candidates for 2027 IEEE president-elect.
IEEE Senior Member Gerardo Barbosa and IEEE Life Senior Member Timothy T. Lee are looking for nomination by petition. A separate article shall be revealed in The Institute at a later date.
The winner of this yr’s election will function IEEE president in 2028. For extra details about the election, president-elect candidates, and the petition course of, go to the ieee.org/elections.
IEEE Senior Member David Alan Koehler
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Koehler is an issue skilled with virtually 30 years of expertise in establishing condition-based upkeep practices for electrical gear and managing analytical laboratories. He has introduced his work at international conferences and revealed articles in technical publications associated to the ability business. Koehler is an government advisor at Danovo Vitality Options.
An energetic volunteer, he has served in each geographical unit inside IEEE. His first management place was chair of the Central Indiana Part from 2012 to 2014. He served as 2019–2020 director of IEEE Area 4, vice chair of the 2022 IEEE Board of Administrators Advert Hoc Committee on the Way forward for Engagement, 2022 vice chairman of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities, and chair of the 2024 IEEE Board of Administrators Advert Hoc Committee on Management Continuity and Effectivity.
He served on the IEEE Board of Administrators for 3 totally different years. He has been a member of the IEEE-USA, Member and Geographic Actions, and Publication Companies and Merchandise boards.
Koehler is a proud and energetic member of IEEE Women In Engineering and IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu, the glory society.
IEEE Life Fellow Manfred “Fred” J. Schindler
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Schindler, an skilled in microwave semiconductor know-how, is an impartial advisor supporting purchasers with technical experience, due diligence, and project management.
All through his profession, he led the event of microwave integrated-circuit know-how, from lab demonstrations to high-volume industrial merchandise. He has quite a few technical publications and holds 11 patents.
Schindler served as CTO of Anlotek, and director of Qorvo and RFMD’s Boston design heart. He was purposes supervisor at IBM, engineering supervisor at ATN Microwave, and a lab supervisor at Raytheon.
An IEEE volunteer for greater than 30 years, Schindler served because the 2024 vice chairman of IEEE Technical Activities and the 2022–2023 Division IV director. He was chair of the IEEE Conferences Committee from 2015 to 2018 and president of the IEEE Microwave Principle and Expertise Society (MTTS) in 2003. He obtained the 2018 IEEE MTTS Distinguished Service Award. His award-winning micro-business column has appeared in IEEE Microwave Journal since 2011.
He additionally led the 2025 One IEEE to Allow Strategic Investments in Improvements and Public Crucial Actions adhoc committee.
Schindler is an IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu honorary life member.
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