Barbara Noerenberg

Barbara Noerenberg is the former Vice President of Corporate R&D at Qualcomm Inc., a wireless telecommunications company that invented the smartphone. As an executive in engineering and management, she led diverse teams of professionals in areas of engineering research, product development and partner management. Earlier in her career, Barbara held management positions at Jostens Learning Corporation where she developed educational multimedia systems. Prior to Jostens, she was involved with mergers and acquisitions at Computer Associates.

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As part of her Portfolio Career, Barbara is a certified Executive Coach who works with individuals to help them achieving their professional and personal goals. With 25+ years of experience in business, she brings perspective and best practices to her clients. She is also a Management Consultant who supports early stage companies in areas including Change Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership Development, R&D Engineering, Operations and Project Management.

As a strong advocate of women in STEM, Barbara is funding and guiding academic initiatives that promote her Foundation's mission.

Barbara believes that paying-it-forward is a key component of her Portfolio Career. She has 10+ years of experience as a member of the Board of Directors of numerous organizations and has served in various roles including Chairman of the Board, Finance Committee Chair, Fundraising Chair and on the Governance, Nominating and Executive committees. She currently serves on the YWCA, LEAD San Diego, Corporate Directors' Forum and Veterans Medical Research Foundation Boards. She also serves on the Advisory Board of AerNos, Inc. and SDSU's ZIP Launchpad Entrepreneurship Initiative. She is an active member of Rotary Club 33, the 4th largest Rotary club in the world.

Noerenberg is the recipient of several awards including the YWCA's TWIN (Tribute to Women and Industry) Award, the North County Chamber of Commerce Woman in Business Award, Athena San Diego's Pinnacle Award in Technology and San Diego Business Journal's Top 500 Influential Business Leaders. She holds a Bachelor's degree from San Diego State University.

Barbara is the proud mother of two grown married children and grandmother to her first new grandson who all live in San Diego. In her free time, Barbara enjoys traveling, reading, gardening and ballroom dancing.