Dev Barpanda

Dev Barpanda, Ph.D. has extensive work experience in various leadership roles in research and development (R&D) and engineering. Dev is currently the Vice President of Product Engineering at Masonite® since 2023. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of R&D at Masonite® from 2021 to 2022. Before joining Masonite®, they served as the Director of R&D and Innovation at Saint-Gobain from 2016 to 2021. Dev also has a significant history with The Dow Chemical Company, where they held multiple roles including Senior R&D Leader, R&D Leader for Material Science & Engineering, and Commercial Application Development Leader. Dev started their career as an Engineering Specialist at Lear Corporation in the Ford Division.

Dev Barpanda, Ph.D. holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with Distinction from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Dev also obtained a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mississippi and a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University. Additionally, Dev Barpanda has attended Kendriya Vidyalaya, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this institution.