Engineering Industry Advisory Council

The Engineering Division at NYU Abu Dhabi continues to develop a unique and innovative engineering curriculum for the 21st century. This is designed to educate leaders who have the talent, experience and dedication to make a significant difference towards the betterment of humankind in a highly technologically advanced and global world.

The Industry Advisory Council will assist in this mission in:

Providing feedback on industry wide education and research activities for our faculty and students.
Assisting in connecting our students with internship, externship, and employment opportunities in collaboration with the NYUAD Career Development Center.
Supporting Engineering through written and verbal communications with the NYUAD Academic Leadership, and with various Accreditation agencies as needed.
Providing industry feedback regarding our research centers, programs and activities.

IAC Member Highlight: Robert Prieto, M.

Robert Prieto, M. is winner of the ASCE 2024 Opal Awards Gala in Management

Industry Advisory Council Annual Meeting | February 2024

Industry Advisory Council Annual Meeting | November 2022

Industry Advisory Council Annual Meeting | November 2019

Industry Advisory Council Annual Meeting | November 2018

Council Members

Name	Title	Affiliation
Mahir Nayfeh (Chair)	Partner	McKinsey & Company
Peter Baumgartner	Chairman	Bluearbre Ltd.

Jeffrey Bohn	Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)	One Concern
Titia De Mes	Sustainability Manager	Abu Dhabi Seweage Services Company (ADSSC)
Arvind Goverdhan	Executive Vice President	Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates, Ltd.
Rachael McDonnell	Deputy Director General	International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Bob Prieto	Chairman and CEO	Strategic Program Management LLC
Melvina Tarazi	Partner at McKinsey & Company, McKinsey Digital	McKinsey & Company
Ibrahim Abe Saad	Board Member	Dar Group
Samer Madanat	Dean of Engineering	NYU Abu Dhabi
Fatma Abdulla	Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategy and Planning	NYU Abu Dhabi
Sunil Kumar	Program Head of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering	NYU New York / NYU Abu Dhabi
Ramesh Jagannathan	Research Professor of Engineering; Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship; Managing Director of startAD	NYU Abu Dhabi

Academic Announcements

We are pleased to share the following Announcements on COVID-19 from our members:

The Epic Education Foundation is getting ready to launch an open online 8-week program of study in the ICED methodology around a new Epic Challenge entitled: “Pandemic Proof World”. Finalists in each design solution category will be selected to present to a global audience of industry leads, faculty, and subject-matter-experts.
Contributed by: Charles Camarda

In response to COVID-19, IBM is offering tools and technology to all faculty and students globally. For more details, please visit their website: www.ibm.com /academic
Contributed by: Naguib Attia

Media Releases

Charles Camarda, The EPIC Education Foundation
Dr. Charles Camarda on learning to fail
_{The Connected Leadership Podcast | October 12, 2020}

Jeffrey Bohn, SwissRE Institute
Fifth of countries at risk of ecosystem collapse, analysis finds
_{The Guardian | October 12, 2020}

Mahir Nayfeh, McKinsey & Company
Follow the leaders: How governments can combat intensifying cybersecurity risks
_{McKinsey & Company | September 16, 2020}

Jeffrey Bohn, SwissRE Institute
How Local modelling can build resilience in the post-COVID era
_{Economic Forum | September 2, 2020}

Rachael McDonnell, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Rachael McDonnell: Practical tools for water security
_{K4D Knowledge, evidence and learning for Development | August 10, 2020}

Melvina Tarazi, McKinsey & Company
McKinsey supports UAE’s ‘10 million meals’ humanitarian campaign
_{McKinsey & Company | May 21, 2020}

Titia des Mes, Stantec
A day in the life of Titia
_{Stantec | January 28, 2020}

Jeffrey Bohn, SwissRE Institute
Jeffrey Bohn, our Chief Research & Innovation Officer lays the ground for in-depth discussions at #AMLD2020 about how the insurance industry can make the world more resilient through a more successful use of Machine Intelligence
_{Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Resilience | January, 2020}

Mohamed Baka, Higher Colleges of Technology Center of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT)
As the UAE embraces the fourth industrial revolution, CERT is committed to delivering the highest standard of excellence.
_{The Business Year | 2020}

Jeffrey Bohn, SwissRE Institute
Emerging technologies hold the key to sustainable Quantum Cities™
_{Swiss Re Institute | December 12, 2019}