mempeople.staff

Dr. Bradley A. Fox
Executive Director of the MEM
919-660-5516
brad.fox@duke.edu

Dr. Fox is the Executive Director of the MEM Program and joined Duke University in 2003. He has experience in all phases of technology development, including development of novel diamond electronic devices at Kobe Steel USA Inc, development of next generation memory chips at IBM, development of next generation lighting Products at GE. Additionally, he led a global team to use technology improvements to drive cost reduction at GE. He served as Corporate Advisory Board Member for The Institute for the Integration of Management and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University .

Dr. Fox earned his B.S. in Materials Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Virginia where he was awarded the Allan Talbott Gwathmey Award of outstanding research in the physical sciences.

Kimberly Jenkins
Executive in Residence
919-668-6789
kimberly.jenkins@duke.edu

Kimberly Jenkins is now serving, on a volunteer basis, as a mentor to students in the MEM program and faculty at Duke interested in technology commercialization. She also plans to explore ways to increase the number of women and minorities in commercial technology innovation and entrepreneurial careers.

Jenkins, a Duke graduate, is the former president of the Internet Policy Institute, an independent, nonprofit research and educational institute that examines global internet use policy issues. She was also the founder, chairman and president of Highway 1, a nonprofit corporation focused on helping the federal government operate more effectively through the use of information technologies.

During her career in management Jenkins founded Microsoft's Education Division, ran market development at NeXT, and worked as a technical analyst for Control Data Corporation. She has also served as a consultant to companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Sun, Oracle and Cisco.

Jenkins currently serves on the Duke University Board of Trustees, where she chairs the Committee for Institutional Advancement. She is also a member of the Duke University Health Systems Board and the Kenan Institute for Ethics Board.

Vivek Wadhwa
Executive in Residence
919-660-5424
wadhwa@duke.edu

Vivek Wadhwa is a technology entrepreneur on sabbatical. He is currently Executive in Residence/Adjunct Professor for the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University, where he helps students better prepare for the real world, lectures in classes and leads groundbreaking research into globalization and the U.S. competitive advantage. He is an advisor to various start-up companies and a regular columnist for BusinessWeek.com.

Wadhwa has long been a pioneer of change and innovation in the technology industry, and has co-founded 2 software companies. He started his career as a software developer and gained a deep understanding of the challenges in building computer systems.

His quest to help solve some of IT's most daunting problems began at New York based investment banking powerhouse CS First Boston, where he was Vice President of Information Services. There he spearheaded the development of technology for creating computer systems which was so successful that CSFB decided to spin off this business unit into its own company, Seer Technologies. As Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Wadhwa helped grow the nascent startup into a $118 million publicly traded company.

With the explosion of the Internet, Wadhwa saw an even greater opportunity to help businesses adapt to new and fast changing technologies, and started Relativity Technologies. As a result of his vision, Wadhwa was named a "Leader of Tomorrow" by Forbes.com. Relativity was named as one of the 25 "coolest" companies in the world by Fortune Magazine.

Wadhwa's research at Duke University has focused on the impact of globalization and outsourcing on the engineering profession, the competitive threat from India and China, and one of America's greatest advantages--its skilled immigrants. This research has received worldwide attention and acclaim.

Mr. Wadhwa holds and MBA from New York University and a BA in Computing Studies form the Canberra University in Australia. He is founding president of the Carolinas chapter of the IndUS Entrepreneurs (TIE), a non-profit global network intended to foster entrepreneurship. He has been featured in thousands of articles in worldwide publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Washington Post, New York Times and U.S. News and World Report. He has also made many appearances on U.S. and international TV stations including CNN, ABC, NBC, CNBC, and the BBC.

Kirsten Nicholas
Career Advisor
919-660-1050
Kirsten.Nicholas@duke.edu

Kirsten Nicholas serves as the Career Advisor for the Master of Engineering Management Program.  In this role she is responsible for individual student advising, as well as developing, planning and coordinating career and recruiting events for the MEM program.

Previously, Kirsten served as the Director of Career Services for DeVry University's Washington D.C. metropolitan.  She has also co-authored a textbook focusing on career development topics to be released in 2007.  In her free time Kirsten teaches courses on career development at local universities and volunteers with collegiate women's organizations.  She also loves traveling with her husband and spending quality time with her daughter.  Kirsten received her MBA in Human Resource Management from the Keller Graduate School of Management in 2006.  She also holds a B.S. in Industrial Psychology from California State University, Hayward.

Susan Brown
Program Coordinator
919-660-8451
SusanE.Brown@duke.edu

Susan Brown coordinates marketing and recruiting for the MEM Program. She graduated from Duke University in 1999 and joined the MEM Program in 2005 after working in technology transfer and marketing for a research institution in the Research Triangle Park area.

Carmella Parrott
Staff Assistant
919-660-5455
carmella.parrott@duke.edu

Carmella Parrott serves as the program's admissions coordinator. She also coordinates student records and provides financial administrative and general support of the day-to-day operations of the MEM Program. Prior to joining the MEM Program, she served as an office manager and sales administrator for a VoIP technology company in the Research Triangle Park area.

Bridget Fletcher
Student Coordinator
919-660-5455
bridget.fletcher@duke.edu

As student coordinator for the MEM Program, Bridget Fletcher handles all student-related issues. She graduated from North Carolina State University in 2004 and joined the MEM Program in 2007 after working as an editorial assistant for a magazine publisher in Greensboro.