Executive Leadership Series

Mr. Richard Tobin

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Dover Corporation

Mr. Tobin serves as Dover’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. He was named Chairman in February 2024 and President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2018, having served as a board member since August 2016. Mr. Tobin has experience in international finance and management that he acquired through global leadership positions of growing responsibility and scope. Prior to joining Dover, he was the Chief Executive Officer of CNH Industrial N.V. since January 2012. Prior to the merger of Fiat Industrial S.p.A. and CNH Global he was the Chief Executive Officer of CNH Global and group Chief Operating Officer of Fiat Industrial S.p.A., roles he assumed after two years as Chief Financial Officer for CNH Global.

Before his joining CNH Global in 2010, he held the role of Chief Financial Officer and Head of Information Technology of SGS SA of Geneva Switzerland. He has also held management positions at GTE Corporation of Stamford Connecticut, Alusuisse-Lonza SA of Zurich Switzerland, and Alcan Aluminum of Montreal Canada. Mr. Tobin was an officer in the United States Army before beginning his business career. Mr. Tobin holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration degrees from Norwich University and Drexel University, respectively. He is a member of the Board of Directors of KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) and on the Board of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).  

Dr. Robert H. Bishop

Dean of Engineering
Texas A&M University

Dr. Bishop is the Vice Chancellor for Engineering at the Texas A&M System, Dean of Engineering at Texas A&M University, Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and holds the Harold J. Haynes Dean’s Chair in Engineering. He has a full professor position in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.

Prior to academia, he was a member of the technical staff at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory. As an active researcher and scholar, Dr. Bishop is a specialist in systems theory, guidance and control of spacecraft, and navigation and estimation with a special interest in small satellites and planetary precision landing. He co-authors one of the world's leading textbooks in control theory adopted in hundreds of universities worldwide.

Dr. Bishop received his PhD from Rice University in Electrical & Computer Engineering and his MS and BS from Texas A&M University in Aerospace Engineering. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fellow of the American Astronautical Association, Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the Pan American Academy of Engineering.

Mr. Les Copeland

Chief Information Officer, Chevron

Mr. Rafael Patron

Senior Director of Operations, Tenaris

Mr. Marcell Ulrichs

President, Dover Precision Components

Ms. Katharyne Gabriel

Chief of Human Resources, North America Operating Unit at The Coca-Cola Company

Mr. Federico Muyshondt

Chief Executive Officer, Bodyarmor Sports Nutrition

Ms. Jennifer Felch

Technology Executive/Former Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Officer, Dell

Mr. Tobin J. Williams

Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Transformation, Stellantis

Mr. John Fleming

Partner in an international consulting firm.

Lieutenant General John Van Alystyne

Retired,  U.S. Army

Dr. Elsa Murano

Director, Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture
Professor and President Emerita, Texas A&M University

Mrs. Brittany Taylor

Global Alliance Director, Data Center Solutions at CBRE Global Workplace Solutions

Mr. Daniel Lawson

Senior Vice-President, Verizon

Ms. Denise Harrington

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Speaking With Impact™

Ms. Nia Harrington

Chief Development Officer, Speaking With Impact™

Dr. W.C. (Kip) Gary

President and CEO, The Brock Group

General Joseph (Joe) W. Ashy

Retired, U.S. Air Force

Dr. Melissa Flagg

Founder and President, Flagg Consulting LLC

Mr. Matthew Edghill

Engineering Director for Structures Engineering, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Dr. Mike Yokell

Director in Systems Engineering, Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Dr. Kaffia Jones

Brigadier General (Retired), U.S. Army

Ms. Sunshine Webster

Senior Manager Talent Development, Q2

Mr. Ali Asgharzadeh

Chief Commercial Officer, Etisalat Afghanistan

Dr. Cynthia Hipwell

Oscar J. Wyatt Jr. ’45 Chair II Professor, J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

Mr. Chris Havern

Group President of Integrity Management, Shawcor

Mr. Rich Armour

Senior Advisor, Nozomi Networks, McKinsey & Company

Dr. Tauseef Salma

Vice President of Marketing & Technology, Flowserve Corporation

Dr. Elsa A. Murano

Director, Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture
Professor and President Emerita, Texas A&M University

Mr. Scott Tingey

Chief Operating Officer for Facility and Operation, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Mr. Kevin McMahon

General Manager, U.S. Operations 
Shell

General Joe E. Ramirez

Commandant, Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets
Brigadier General (Retired), United States Army