Meet Our People

SRI's innovative thinking depends directly on the people who work here. Meet members of our team in Computing and Engineering, Chemistry, Physics and Materials, Drug Discovery, Drug Development and Health, Economics and Education, Environment and Energy, Business Development, and Administration and Corporate Activities, and learn why they joined SRI—you may discover that you would like to join the team, too. Visit Careers @ SRI for descriptions of current openings.

Barbara Heydorn, Director, Center of Excellence in Energy

Focus @ SRI:
Linking R&D capabilities from throughout SRI to business opportunities in the energy arena

Day in the Life @ SRI:
Providing perspective on industry needs in the energy arena, shaping our strategy for addressing those needs, identifying client project leads, putting together teams to respond to leads, and representing SRI's capabilities to potential partners and funding organizations

Before SRI:
I actually left SRI and came back. I went from SRI International to SRI Consulting when SRI spun out that practice in 1996. At SRIC, I did market research in the Chemical Marketing Research Division and industry consulting in the Chemicals and Energy Division before joining the Business Intelligence Division (which is now SRIC-BI. At SRIC-BI, I analyzed fuel cell developments, led consulting projects, and facilitated workshops using SRIC-BI methodologies such as scenario planning. I rejoined SRI International in January 2007.

Academics:
BS in chemistry, University of Redlands
MBA, Santa Clara University

Why SRI?
Creative, talented colleagues who are developing innovative solutions to important problems. An environment that promotes collaboration and integrity.

Inspiration and Motivation:
I put a new year's resolution I liked on my license plate: ASK4MOR. The world is full of interesting opportunities; I want to push myself to take advantage of all that's offered.

Away from the Office:
Trying new things, hiking, skiing, reading, gardening, cooking for friends; going out to a play, movie, or dance performance

Languages:
English only, to my chagrin

Proudest Professional Accomplishment:
My first repeat client. That's when you know you've done a great job.

Words of Wisdom for New SRI Team Members:
A good idea is just the start of the innovation process; linking it to an industry need, finding the right team and enabling components to make an idea work, and finding a way to support the development process are all important, too. It's tough to do it all; collaborate and iterate.