FIRST

FIRST "was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, NH, the 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit public charity designs accessible, innovative programs that motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math, while building self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills."


 * Dean Kamen, Founder

Directors
Accessed October 2008:


 * John E. Abele - FIRST Chairman; Founder Chairman, Retired, Boston Scientific Corporation
 * James R. Utaski - FIRST Vice Chairman; Partner, Whitestone Capital, LLC
 * Robert M. Tuttle - FIRST Treasurer; General Partner, 1848 Associates
 * Paul R. Gudonis - FIRST Secretary; President, FIRST
 * Dean L. Kamen - FIRST Founder; President, DEKA Research and Development
 * Douglas L. Becker - Chairman & CEO, Laureate Education, Inc.
 * Ursula Burns - President, Xerox Corporation
 * Francois J. Castaing - President, Castaing & Associates
 * Deborah L. Grubbe, P.E. CEng - Vice President - Safety Process, BP
 * Walter P. Havenstein - President & CEO, BAE Systems, Inc.
 * Gordon J. Homer - President, Gordon J. Homer Advisory Services
 * Vernon R. Loucks, Jr. - Chairman, The Aethena Group, LLC
 * Susie Mathieu - Partner, Spirit Hockey, LLC
 * Sheri S. McCoy - Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson
 * Dennis A. Roberson - Vice Provost, New Initiatives, Illinois Institute of Technology
 * Steve Sanghi - President, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Microchip Technology, Inc.
 * Thomas G. Stephens - Executive Vice President, GM Global Powertrain & Global Quality
 * Ronald L. Zarrella - Chairman Emeritus, Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

Honorary Directors
 * Paul A. Allaire - FIRST Chairman: 1995-2000, Chairman & CEO, Retired, Xerox Corporation
 * J.T. Battenberg III - Chariman & CEO, Retired, Delphi Corporation
 * L. John Doerr III - Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
 * Gary L. Tooker - Chairman of the Board, Retired, Motorola, Inc.

Executive Advisory Board
Accessed October 2008:


 * Woodie Flowers, FIRST Executive Advisory Board Chairman - Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 * Ray Almgren - Vice President of Product Marketing and Academic Relations, National Instruments
 * Carl Bass - CEO, Autodesk, Inc.
 * Gwen M. Campbell - Senior Vice President, Private Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
 * Nick Caporella - Chairman & CEO, National Beverage Corp.
 * Cosema Crawford - Senior Vice President & Chief Engineer, MTA New York City Transit
 * Greg Hale - Chief Safety Officer, VP, Safety, Accessibility & Advanced Technology, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
 * Erik Halleus - President & CEO, EuroScandia Enterprises
 * James E. Heppelmann - EVP & Chief Product Officer, PTC
 * Fred Hubacker - Executive Director, Conway MacKenzie Dunleavy
 * Kent H. Hughes - Director of Science, Technology, Woodrow Wilson Center
 * Shirley Ann Jackson - President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 * Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen - Owner and Vice Chairman, LEGO Company
 * Robert Kruse - Executive Director, ElectricHybrid Vehicle Engineering, GM
 * Gordon Lankton - Chairman, Nypro Inc.
 * David Lavery - Program Executive for Solar System Exploration, NASA
 * Paul Lazarus - President, White Dwarf Productions
 * Rey More - Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer, Motorola
 * William P. Murphy, Jr. - Founder, Cordis Corporation
 * Cecilia Neumann - Attorney
 * Roland Schmitt - President Emeritus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 * Jeanne Shaheen - Former Governor of New Hampshire
 * Josh S. Weston - Honorary Chairman, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
 * Vincent Wilczynski, Ph.D. - U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Contact

 * Web: http://www.usfirst.org