Sujeet Chand

Sujeet is a strategic leader and engineer with a unique perspective on technology, innovation, and customer needs. He served as SVP and CTO at Rockwell Automation for 16 years and now serves on the Board of three public companies, including Flowserve (FLS), Proto Labs (PRLB), and Veeco (VECO), as well as a private start-up company, HDS Global. His prior advisory board service includes the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), FIRST Robotics, Wisconsin Technology Council, University of Wisconsin Research Foundation, and Robert W. Baird Venture Partners. He has also represented the United States as the head of a delegation to Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, a worldwide consortium on manufacturing technology.

Sujeet is a recipient of SME’s prestigious Eugene Merchant Medal (2019) for his leadership and innovative contributions to Smart Manufacturing. In 2018, Sujeet was named to the list of top 100 Industrial IoT Influencers by IoT One, and in 2016, he was named to the list of 30 Visionaries of the World in Advanced Manufacturing by Smart Manufacturing Magazine. Forbes recognized him with the Excellence in Innovation award in 2014. He is also a recipient of Rockwell Automation’s prestigious Odo J. Struger Automation Award for leading technical innovation and business growth, and the Rockwell Engineer of the Year, the highest recognition for engineering accomplishment in the company. He currently holds 63 patents and has published more than 75 technical papers in research journals and conferences.

Sujeet earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.