IEEE Fellow Mary Ellen Randall has been elected because the 2025 IEEE president-elect. She’s going to start serving as president on 1 January 2026.
Randall, who was nominated by the IEEE Board of Administrators, obtained 16,389 votes within the election. Fellow S.K. Ramesh obtained 10,647 votes and Fellow John P. Verboncoeur obtained 9,412.
At press time, the outcomes have been unofficial till the IEEE Board of Administrators accepts the IEEE Teller’s Committee report in November.
Randall based Ascot Technologies in 2000 in Cary, N.C. Ascot develops enterprise functions utilizing cellular knowledge supply applied sciences. She serves because the award-winning firm’s CEO.
Earlier than launching Ascot, she labored for IBM, the place she held a number of technical and managerial positions in {hardware} and software development, digital video chips, and check design automation. She routinely managed worldwide tasks.
Randall has served as IEEE treasurer, director of IEEE Region 3, chair of IEEE Women in Engineering, and vice chairman of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities.
In 2016 she based the IEEE MOVE (Cell Outreach utilizing Volunteer Engagement) program to help with catastrophe reduction efforts and for science, expertise, engineering, and math instructional functions.
The IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu honor society member has obtained a number of honors together with the 2020 IEEE Haraden Pratt Award, which acknowledges excellent volunteer service to IEEE.
She was named a high businesswoman in North Carolina’s Analysis Triangle Park space, and she or he made the 2003 Enterprise Chief Impression 100 record.
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