Bill Courtright

Bill Courtright is an accomplished executive and educator with extensive experience in engineering, entrepreneurship, and academia. Currently serving as the Executive Director of the Parallel Data Lab at Carnegie Mellon University since December 2004, Courtright previously held the position of Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business from August 2007 to December 2015, where instruction focused on entrepreneurship for non-business majors. As a co-founder and COO of Panasas from April 1999 to September 2004, Courtright oversaw engineering and business operations during the company's growth. Additional roles include Executive Director at Parallel Data Lab at Carnegie Mellon University (1998-1999), Patent Liaison and Sr. Consulting Engineer at Symbios Logic (1994-1998), Sr. Principal Design Engineer at AT&T (1991-1994), and Principal Design Engineer at NCR Corporation (1986-1991). Courtright holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and advanced degrees in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from National Technological University and The University of Kansas, respectively.