The IEEE Board of Directors has nominated IEEE Senior Members Jill I. Gostin and David Alan Koehler as candidates for 2026 IEEE president-elect. IEEE Life Fellow Manfred “Fred” J. Schindler is seeking to be a petition candidate.
The winner of this year’s election will serve as IEEE president in 2027. For more information about the election, president-elect candidates, and the petition process, visit the IEEE election website.
IEEE Senior Member Jill I. Gostin
Nominated by the IEEE Board of Directors
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Gostin is a principal research scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta, focusing on algorithms and developing and testing software for sensor systems. She is the systems engineering, integration, and test lead in the software engineering and architecture division.
She has managed large technical programs and led research collaborations among academia, government, and industry. Her papers have been published in multiple conference proceedings. Her presentation on fractal geometry applications was selected as Best Paper at the National Telesystems Conference and was published in IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine.
Gostin has held several IEEE leadership positions including vice president, IEEE Member and Geographic Activities and Region 3 director. She is a former chair of the IEEE Atlanta Section and of the IEEE Computer Society’s Atlanta chapter.
She served on the IEEE Computer and IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems societies’ boards of governors and has led or been a member of several IEEE organizational units and committees, locally and globally.
In 2016 the Georgia Women in Technology named Gostin its Woman of the Year, an award that recognizes technology executives for their accomplishments as business leaders, technology visionaries, and impact makers in their community.
IEEE Senior Member David Alan Koehler
Nominated by the IEEE Board of Directors
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Koehler is a business development manager for Doble Engineering Co. in Marlborough, Mass. Doble, which manufactures diagnostic testing equipment and software, provides engineering services for utilities, service companies, and OEMs worldwide. More than 100 years old, the company is a leader in the power and energy sector.
Koehler has 20 years of experience in testing insulating liquids and managing analytical laboratories. He has presented his work at technical conferences and published articles in technical publications related to the power industry.
An active volunteer, he has served in every geographical unit within IEEE. His first leadership position was treasurer of the Central Indiana Section in 2010. He served as 2022 vice president of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities, 2019–2020 director of IEEE Region 4, and 2024 chair of the IEEE Board of Directors Ad Hoc Committee on Leadership Continuity and Efficiency.
He served on the IEEE Board of Directors for three different years. He has been a member of IEEE-USA, Member and Geographic Activities, and Publication Services and Products boards.
He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and his master of business administration from Indiana University in Bloomington.
IEEE Life Fellow Manfred “Fred” J. Schindler
Seeking petition candidacy
Schindler, an expert in microwave semiconductor circuits and technology, is an independent consultant supporting clients with technical expertise, due diligence, and project management.
Throughout his career, he led the development of gallium arsenide monolithic microwave integrated-circuit technology, from lab demonstrations to the production of high-volume commercial products. He has numerous technical publications and 11 patents.
He previously served as CTO of Anlotek and director of Qorvo and RFMD’s Boston design center. He was applications manager of IBM’s microelectronics wireless products group, engineering manager at ATN Microwave, and manager of Raytheon’s microwave circuits research laboratory.
An IEEE volunteer for more than 30 years, he served as the 2024 vice president of IEEE Technical Activities and the 2022–2023 Division IV director. He was chair of the IEEE Conferences Committee from 2015 to 2018 and president of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society in 2003.
He founded the IEEE MTTS Radio Wireless Symposium in 2006 and was general chair of the 2009 International Microwave Symposium.
The IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu member received the 2018 IEEE MTTS Distinguished Service Award.
He has been writing an award-winning column focused on business for IEEE Microwave Magazine since 2011.
To sign Schindler’s petition, click here.
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