Marvi Matos Rodriguez, Boeing Corporation, Seattle, WA
Dr. Marvi Matos Rodriguez currently serves as the P-8 Air Vehicle IPT Director at Boeing, as a member of the National Science Board, as a member and secretary of the Great Minds in STEM Board of Directors and as member of the Washington State Academy of Science. These roles and organizations are driven by different visions, missions and goals. However, they are also characterized by overarching themes: engineering leadership, engineering and scientific innovation and service. This talk explores the journey of an engineer and scientist turned into a leader and manager in aerospace, while focusing on values of servant leadership and engineering excellence. The keynote section will be designed as an interactive discussion with the audience to cover emergent trends in science and technology, the significance of public policy in the science and engineering enterprise and the pipeline of STEM professionals needed to drive the enterprise.