Our people
SRI is a leading American nonprofit research institute that’s created some of the world’s most important innovations. But we wouldn’t be where we are without our people. Learn more about us — and how we can work with you to build a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
Our leadership team is driven by the desire to have positive impact on the world, to nurture SRI’s culture of excellence, and to support our mission of building a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
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David Parekh
Chief Executive Officer, SRI
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Kathlynn Brown
President, Biosciences Division
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John Crowe
President, Advanced Technology and Systems Division
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James Fritz
Senior Vice President, Strategic Development & Communications
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Todd A. Grindal
President, SRI Education
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Joann Lime
Chief Human Resources Officer
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Robbie Mandelbaum
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
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Peter Marcotullio
Senior Vice President, Commercialization
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John McIntire
Chief Legal Officer
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Michael Page
Chief Information Officer
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Steve Perna
President, Integrated Systems and Solutions
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Suresh Sunderrajan
Chief Financial Officer
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Dimitra Vergyri
President, Information and Computing Sciences Division; Director, Speech Technology and Research Laboratory (STAR)
Our directors are distinguished leaders in their fields, and they are committed to upholding SRI’s extraordinary legacy and ensuring our continued success.
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David Motley
Chairman of the Board, SRI. Co-founder, General Partner, BTN Ventures
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Stefan Heck
CEO and Founder of Nauto
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Charles Mathis
Fortune 500 CFO (retired)
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Marshall Mohr
EVP and CFO (retired), Intuitive Surgical
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Ellen Ochoa
Veteran Astronaut, Director of NASA Johnson Space Center (retired)
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David Parekh
Chief Executive Officer, SRI
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Ellen M. Pawlikowski
General (Retired), US Air Force
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Rengarajan Ramesh
Operating Partner, EagleTree Capital
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Steven Walker
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin (retired) and former DARPA director
Our lab and center directors are central to the work we do at SRI, creating with their teams cutting-edge solutions for our customers and clients across multiple scientific and technical disciplines.
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Julie Bert
Director, Hardware Research and Technology Lab
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Jeffrey Casper
Lab Director, Applied Technology
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Chris Cowart
Managing Director, Nomura-SRI Innovation Center
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Leigh Ann DeLyser
Director, Center for Education Research & Innovation, SRI Education
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Kurt Dustin
Senior Director, Intelligence Systems Laboratory, Integrated Systems and Solutions Division
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Leyi Gong
Program Director, Medicinal Chemistry, Medicinal and Synthetic Chemistry
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Carol Green
Senior Director, Preclinical Development, SRI Biosciences
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Sajid Ishaq
Vice President, Microcircuit Emulation Center, Integrated Systems and Solutions Division
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Indira Jayaweera
Director, Carbon Capture systems, Integrated Systems and Solutions Division
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Thomas Kilduff
Center Director, Center for Neuroscience
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Rakesh “Teddy” Kumar
Vice President, Information and Computing Sciences and Director, Center for Vision Technologies
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Laura Atleski (Magda), MD, MSc
Director, Clinical Trials Unit, Biosciences
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Christiana K. McFarland
Executive Director, Center for Innovation Strategy and Policy
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Michael McGuire
Director of Macromolecular Sciences, Biosciences
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Celia Merzbacher
Executive Director, Quantum Economic Development Consortium
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Karen Myers
Vice President, Information and Computing Sciences and Lab Director, Artificial Intelligence Center
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Namwoong Paik
Senior Director, Center for Advanced Imaging, Integrated Systems and Solutions
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Adolf Pfefferbaum
Senior Director Basic Sciences and Distinguished Scientist
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Gita Shankar
Director, Formulations R&D, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biosciences Division
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Roland Stephen
Executive Director, Center for Innovation Strategy and Policy
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Dimitra Vergyri
President, Information and Computing Sciences Division; Director, Speech Technology and Research Laboratory (STAR)
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Michelle W. Woodbridge
Exec. Director & Sr. Principal Researcher, Center for Learning & Development, SRI Education
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Katrina Woodworth
Director, Center for Education Research and Improvement, SRI Education
The SRI Fellows Award is our highest technical honor for individuals and recognizes sustained and exceptional technical, scientific, and professional contributions to solving important problems for our clients and society. See current and past Fellows and learn more about the program below.
Our people in action
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SRI appoints Robert Mandelbaum as Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Former Lockheed Martin ATL Managing Director and DARPA Program Manager to lead institute-wide high-growth programs.
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Celia Merzbacher: Fostering collaboration to advance the quantum industry
As the executive director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, Merzbacher plays a pivotal role in moving the quantum ecosystem forward.
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Nicole Heidel: Charting the future of photonic chips and quantum hardware
As the director of SRI’s Applied Sciences Laboratory, Heidel leads a team that turns deep science into real-world solutions.