Sophie Vandebroek

Sophie V. Vandebroek is a Belgian electrical engineer and business executive, who is the Chief Technology Officer of Xerox, and President of Xerox Innovation Group.[1] She has been CTO and a corporate vice president of the corporation since 2006.[1] Born in Leuven, she earned a master's degree in electromechanical engineering at KU Leuven University, and moved to the United States in 1986, where she graduated with a PhD in electrical engineering from Cornell University.[2] She first joined the IBM research labs before moving on to Xerox in 1991. She has praised Xerox for "creating a supportive environment for women".[2] Sophie Vandebroek was a director of the board of Analogic Corporation from 2008 to 2016 and has been a director of the board of IDEXX Laboratories since 2013. She has also been a member of the advisory council of the dean of engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 2010.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sophie Vandebroek". Xerox. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Finance & Development, June 2013. International Monetary Fund. 30 May 2013. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4843-9594-3.


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