Galvin Task Force Biographies
Mr. Galvin is the Chairman of the Executive Committee at Motorola. He started his career at Motorola in 1940, and held the senior leadership position in the company from 1959 until January 11, 1990. He continues to serve as a full time officer of Motorola. He attended the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago. He is currently a member and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Mr. Galvin has been awarded honorary degrees and other recognitions, including election to the National Business Hall of Fame and the National Medal of Technology in 1991. Motorola was the first large, company-wide winner of the Malcom Baldridge National Quality Award, which was, presented by President Reagan at a White House ceremony in November, 1988.
Dr. Allenby is currently the Research Vice President, Technology and Environment, for AT&T. He graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1972, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School in 1978 and his Master in Economics from the University of Virginia in 1979. Dr. Allenby has worked as an attorney for the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Federal Communications Commission, as well as a strategic consultant on economic and technical telecommunications regulatory attorney, and was an environmental attorney and Senior Environmental Attorney for AT&T from 1984 to 1993. During 1992, he was the J. Herbert Holloman Fellow at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C. He is currently the Chair of the American Electronics Association Design for Environment Task Force, and the Vice-Chair of the IEEE Committee on the Environment. Dr. Allenby is co-editor of a volume of papers on Design for Environment and industrial ecology resulting from a 1992 National Academy of Engineering workshop, to be published by the National Academy Press this fall, and co-author of an engineering textbook on the same subject to be published by Prentice- Hall in spring of 1994.
Mr. Boyland is one of America's leading presentation trainers and leadership consultants. He authored three books, What's Your Point?, The Leading Role is Always a Speaking Part, and Rebalance Your Tires. His company, Successful Presentations, delivers 'training that takes,' because his ideas are easily understood, memorable, and realistically actionable. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1958, two years as an Army officer, and seven years selling for Container Corporation of America; Bob's been self employed as a co-owner of an advertising agency and for the past twelve years as a trainer/consultant/author. Mr. Boyland is married and has five children. He and his wife Judy spend half of each year living at their residence in Aspen and the other half in Minneapolis.
Dr. Capuano was a founding employee of Conductus, Inc. Conductus' mission is to commercialize superconductive electronics and is developing and selling products in magnetic sensing, magnetic resonance imaging, wireless communications, and digital electronics. Her responsibilities include developing external collaborative and technology transfer relationships with universities, national laboratories, and industry. She has negotiated relationships with Hewlett-Packard, IBM, AT&T, TRW, and several DOE national labs. Dr. Capuano joined Conductus after ten years with the IBM General Products Division where she held various technical and management positions in advanced memory disk product development, including the successful development of the 3380 and 3380E magnetic memory disk. She holds a B.S. from S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook, a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Dr. Ruth Davis is President and CEO of The Pymatuning Group, Inc. which specializes in industrial modernization strategies and technology development. Dr. Davis is Chairman of the Aerospace Corporation. She serves on the Boards of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. BTG, Inc.; Consolidated Edison Company of New York; Ceridian Corporation; Giddings & Lewis, Inc.; and the Institute for Defense Analysis. She has also served on the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine from 1989-1992 and as Chairman of that Board from 1991-1992. Dr. Davis was Assistant Secretary of Energy for Resources Applications and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Advanced Technology. Prior to 1977 she served as Director of the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology at the National Bureau of Standards and as the first Director of the National Center for Biomedical Communications in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Dr. Davis received all her degrees summa cum laude in mathematics. She obtained Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from the University of Maryland, and her B.A. degree from American University.
Dr. Fox is the M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Regents Chair in Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Fox is a member of the National Science Board and a chair of the of the National Science Board Committee on Programs and Plans as well as the Executive Committee. She is the Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Fox is the recipient of the 1993 Southwest Regional Award from the American Chemical Society and a 1993 Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from Notre Dame College, M.S. in Organic Chemistry from Cleveland State University, Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Dartmouth College and a Postdoctoral at the University of Maryland.
Mr. Huberman is President of Huberman Consulting Group in Washington, D.C. He received his A.B. and B.S. degrees from Columbia University and a Diploma from Imperial College of Science and Technology of the University of London, which he attended as a Fulbright Scholar. Mr. Huberman formerly served as Deputy Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House; Director of Policy and Evaluation for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Deputy Director for Program Analysis on the National Security Council staff; and served in the United States Navy for six years. He was a member of the U.S. delegations which negotiated the Non Proliferation Treaty and the SALT I agreements. He also served as Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee to the U.S. Space Command. Mr. Huberman is a member of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel, NASA s Space Station Advisory Committee, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Board of Directors of the Zycad Corporation.
Dr. Jackson has been a Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University and a consultant in semiconductor theory at AT&T Bell Laboratories since 1991. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she received a S.B. and Ph.D. She was the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate from M.I.T. in any field. Dr. Jackson was a research associate at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and later a visiting scientist in the Theoretical Division of the European Center for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Jackson later joined AT&T Bell Laboratories. Dr. Jackson is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has been the recipient of numerous scholarships, fellowships, and awards including the Salute to the Policymakers award from Executive Women of New Jersey in 1986, and in 1988. She is the founding member of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, created in 1985 to foster university-industry collaboration, technology areas of importance to the New Jersey economy, thereby spurring job development. Dr. Jackson serves on several boards and committees.
Dr. Jelinski is the Director of the Center for Advanced Technology and Professor of Engineering at Cornell University. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from Duke University and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Hawaii. She was formerly with AT&T Bell Laboratories as the Head of the Biophysics Research Department and has held two postdoctoral appointments at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University. She is a member of several societies and committees including the American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Research Council Panel on Biomolecular Materials, and the National Science Foundation Biophysics Review Panel.
Dr. Kendall is the Stratton Professor in the Department of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his B.A. in Mathematics from Amherst College and his Ph.D. in Nuclear and Atomic Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Kendall was formerly a Research Associate, Lecturer, and Assistant Professor at the Stanford University Physics Department. He is a Director and founding member of The Union of Concerned Scientists. He has published a number of technical analyses including one book dealing with reactor safety problems and another book for modeling reactor safety. He has also appeared as the chief witness for the inventors in the AEC rule making hearings on emergency core cooling systems. Dr. Kendall is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Subcommittee on Nuclear Constants, The Arms Control Association Board of Directors, as well as several others.
Dr. Kerlinsky is an attending Child Psychiatrist at the University of New Mexico Children's Psychiatric Hospital (CPH) and the President of the New Mexico Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). He was Acting Medical Director of Children's Psychiatric Hospital in 1986 where his work has focused on child abuse, family dysfunctions, brain disorder, aggression and psychopharmacology. His undergraduate degree is in experimental psychology from Harvard University, where he graduated with advanced standing, and he received his medical degree from Tufts University. Dr. Kerlinsky is a recipient of the Renssalaer Medal for Achievement in Mathematics and was a Harvard Scholar from 1971-1972. He has been a Board Member of the New Mexico chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility since 1982 and a member of National PSR's House of Delegates/Board of Directors since 1986.
Dr. Lester is professor of nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of the MIT Industrial Performance Center, an Institute-wide interdisciplinary center for the study of productive performance and industrial competition in the United States and other advanced economics. Professor Lester has served on the MIT Faculty since 1979. He holds a bachelor s degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College, London and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from MIT. His current research focuses on the organization of complex technological enterprises. He has also been active in teaching and research on advanced nuclear power systems and the management and disposal of radioactive waste. Professor Lester has served as an advisor or consultant to corporations, governments and foundations in the United States and abroad. He is the author or co-author of numerous articles and books, including the recent study by the MIT Commission on Industrial Productivity, Made in America: Regaining the Productive Edge.
Mr. Little is Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Spire Corporation, a $20M Bedford, MA company specializing in thin film technologies for biomaterials, optoelectronics, and photovoltaics. He received his B.A. in Physics from Colgate University and his M.Sc. in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Little has served on many committees and advisory boards related to photovoltaic research, the commercialization of technology, the worldwide growth of the photovoltaic industry, and the development of sound renewable energy policies. He is presently a member of the Department of Energy Defense Programs Technology Transfer Advisory Board, and the White House Conference on Small Business Innovation and Technology Task Force, and is the Chairman of the Solar Energy Industry Association. In 1990, Mr. Little received the John Ericsson Award in Renewable Energy for commercialization of photovoltaics technology. Mr. Little is the author of more than 40 technical papers and holds 19 patents on equipment and processes related to photovoltaics and semiconductor processing.
Dr. Martin is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), which owns and operates a global commercial communications satellite system that serves more than 125 countries. She is responsible for all information infrastructure operations and customer service as well as the development and support of products to service spacecraft launch and control; earth station monitoring and control; and planning and operations. Dr. Martin is also responsible for all information support functions including language services and conference services. Previously she was Vice President of the Boeing Company, with line responsibility for the Boeing High Technology Center. Prior to this, she was Director of the Computer Science and Technology Laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Executive Director of the Government Systems Division of Control Data Corporation and Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Advanced Technology. Dr. Martin graduated from Lake Forest College and earned her master s and doctoral degrees at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has received numerous awards including the Distinguished Service Medal from the Department of Defense, the first Susan B. Anthony Award for Leadership in Industry and she was selected as one of the one hundred top corporate women by Business Month, and as one of the twenty most powerful women in corporate America by the magazine Savvy.
General McCarthy is the Olin Professor of National Security Studies at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He retired from the Air Force on December 1, 1992 after completing 35 years of service. He earned his B.S. degree from George Washington University. General McCarthy was formerly a special assistant for M-X matters in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition at Air Force Headquarters; Director of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force; Deputy Chief of Staff for plans, developing policies, programs and requirements for the command; Deputy Chief of Staff for programs and resources, Air Force Headquarters; and Deputy Commander in Chief, European Command, Stuttgart, West Germany commanding all U.S. forces in Europe. The General is a command pilot holding many military decorations and awards including, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Unit Award with V device and five oak leaf clusters, and Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Gold Palm.
Mr. Murphy is President of Strata Production Company and is a fourth generation independent oil and gas producer. He began his career at the age of seventeen when he worked as a roustabout in the oil and gas fields of Southern New Mexico and West Texas. Since that time, he has worked in virtually every aspect of the oil and gas industry in most of the major producing areas of the United States. Mr. Murphy attended Southern Methodist University and then transferred to the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in Petroleum Geology. Mr. Murphy is active in numerous business and civic organizations. He serves as Vice Chairman of Independent Petroleum Association of America Petroleum Technology Transfer Council Task Force, Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico, as well as several other advisory committees and councils.
Dr. Nelson is the George Blumenthal Professor of International and Public Affairs, Business and Law, Columbia University. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College and Ph.D. from Yale University. Formerly, he was an Assistant Professor at Oberlin College and the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He was an Economist with the RAND Corporation and a Senior Staff Member of the Council of Economic Advisors. Dr. Nelson has also been a Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Director of the Institute for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University.
Dr. Roberts is the Faculty Chairman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program, Chairman of the Management of Technology and Innovation Group at M.I.T., and Co-Director of the M.I.T. International Center for Research on the Management of Technology. He received his S.B., S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Roberts has held numerous positions at M.I.T. including: Director of the M.I.T. Joint Program in the Management of Technology and Chairman of the Executive Committee, M.I.T. Whitaker College Program in Health Policy and Management. He is a member of the High Level Advisory Panel, U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Commission and National Research Council Task Force on the Management of Technology. Dr. Roberts has authored and co-authored numerous publications.
Mr. Rosen is Chairman of the Board of Compaq Computer Corporation. He is also chairman and partner of Sevin Rosen Management Company, a venture capital firm managing a several-hundred-million-dollar portfolio. Sevin Rosen has invested in more than 60 computer, software, telecommunications, electronics, health care, energy and other technology start-up companies. Mr. Rosen received a B.S. from California Institute of Technology, an M.S. from Stanford, and a M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He is a former founding director of Lotus Development Corp. and currently a director of Axion Pharmaceuticals, NoMac Energy Systems, and chairman of Rosen Motors. Previously, Mr. Rosen was vice-president and senior electronics analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co. He is vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology, a member of the Board of Managers of Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center, and a member of the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School.
Harvey Sapolsky is Professor of Public Policy and Organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); the Director of the MIT Defense and Arms Control Studies Program, an interdisciplinary research and graduate educational program in international security studies; and the MIT Communications Forum, an Institute-wide seminar series in communications technology and policy. Professor Sapolsky specializes in the interaction of government and technology in various areas of public policy including defense, health and science. In the defense field, he has served as a consultant to the Commission on Government Procurement, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Naval War College, the Office of Naval Research, and the RAND Corporation, and has lectured at all of the service academies, most recently as the Olin Visiting Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Dr. Spencer has been President and Chief Executive Officer of SEMATECH since 1990. Before joining SEMATECH, he was group Vice President and Senior Technical Officer at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, and Director of Systems Development at Sandia National Laboratories. Dr. Spencer received as A.B. degree from William Jewel College in Liberty, Missouri, and his M.S. in Mathematics and Ph.D. in Physics from Kansas State University. He was awarded the Regents Meritorious Service Medal from the University of New Mexico in 1981. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and serves on numerous advisory groups and boards.
Mrs. Tschinkel is the Senior Consultant for Environmental Issues at Landers & Parsons in Tallahassee, Florida. She represents a wide range of clients before state and federal agencies and the legislature. Her specialty is advising clients on compliance with environmental permitting requirements and managing technical consultant teams for clients with environmental problems. Mrs. Tschinkel was educated at the Lycee Moliere in Paris, France, and received her undergraduate degree in Zoology from the University of California at Berkeley. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Resources for the Future, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute; the German Marshall Fund of the United States; the National Commission on the Environment; and the Phillips Petroleum Company. Mrs. Tschinkel is Chair of the Advisory Council of the Gas Research Institute and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. She serves on numerous national advisory committees, including the National Academy of Science Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming. She is Vice-Chair of the Florida Communities Trust, and Director of 1000 Friends of Florida Audubon Society.
Dr. York is the Director Emeritus of the Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation, a member of the University of California President's Council on the National Laboratories, and a trustee of the Institute for Defense Analysis. He was formerly the Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 1952-58, Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, an Ambassador on the Comprehensive Test Ban Negotiations from 1979-81, and a member and vice-chairman of the President's Science Advisor Committee during several administrations. Dr. York received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley and his Masters and Bachelors degrees from the University of Rochester. He is a recipient of the E.O. Lawrence Award. He is author of numerous books including Race to Oblivion, Arms Control, and Making Weapons, Talking Peace.