The voting membership of IEEE annually elects officers that serve on the top-tier IEEE governing bodies. The candidates comprise of members who have been nominated either by the nominating committee for that position or by petition.

The IEEE Board of Directors nominates candidates for IEEE President-Elect, and divisional and regional nominating committees nominate the candidates for the Division and Region Director positions. The annual ballot also includes candidates for positions in the IEEE Standards Association, IEEE Technical Activities, IEEE-USA, and IEEE Women in Engineering. 

In accordance with IEEE Bylaw I-307 Nominations and Elections, individual voting members may propose, by petition, names to be added to the ballot for the offices that appear on the IEEE annual election ballot.

The candidates are listed in alphabetical order and indicates no preference. The final slate of candidates will follow a pre-determined lottery order and indicates no preference.

The IEEE Annual Election balloting starts on 15 August 2024 and ends at 12:00 noon ET (16:00 UTC-4) on 1 October 2024.

2025 IEEE President-Elect

  • S. K. Ramesh (Nominated by IEEE Board of Directors)
  • Mary Ellen Randall (Nominated by IEEE Board of Directors)
  • John P. Verboncoeur (Nominated by IEEE Board of Directors)

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2025 IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect

IEEE Division I

  • Amara Amara (Nominated by IEEE Division I)
  • Fernando J. Guarin (Nominated by IEEE Division I)

 

IEEE Division III

  • Xuemin "Sherman" Shen (Nominated by IEEE Division III)
  • Sarah Kate Wilson (Nominated by IEEE Division III)

 

IEEE Division V

  • Leila De Floriani (Nominated by IEEE Division V)
  • Jean-Luc Gaudiot (Nominated by IEEE Division V)

 

IEEE Division VII

  • Hong Chen (Nominated by IEEE Division VII)
  • Noel N. Schulz (Nominated by IEEE Division VII)
     

IEEE Division IX

  • Cristina Olaverri-Monreal (Nominated by IEEE Division IX)
  • Athina Petropulu (Nominated by IEEE Division IX)
  • Christopher J. Whitt (Nominated by IEEE Division IX)

 

2025-2026 IEEE Region Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect

IEEE Region 2 (Eastern USA)

  • Philip M. Gonski (Nominated by IEEE Region 2)
  • Murty S. Polavarapu (Nominated by IEEE Region 2)

 

IEEE Region 4 (Central USA)

  • Tarek Lahdhiri (Nominated by IEEE Region 4)
  • Sharan Kalwani (Nominated by IEEE Region 4)

 

IEEE Region 6 (Western USA)

  • Alon N. Newton  (Nominated by IEEE Region 6)
  • Scott M. Tamashiro  (Nominated by IEEE Region 6)

 

IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Middle East and Africa)

  • Dusanka Boskovic (Nominated by IEEE Region 8)
  • Izzet Kale (Nominated by IEEE Region 8)
  • Peter Nagy (Nominated by IEEE Region 8)

 

IEEE Region 10 (Asia Pacific)

  • CheonWon Choi (Nominated by IEEE Region 10)
  • Sameer S M (Nominated by IEEE Region 10)
  • Zuhaina Zakaria (Nominated by IEEE Region 10)

2025 IEEE Technical Activities Vice President-Elect

  • Rakesh Kumar (Nominated by IEEE Technical Activities)
  •  F.D. Tan (Nominated by IEEE Technical Activities)

2025 IEEE-USA President-Elect

  • Bob G. Becnel (Nominated by IEEE-USA)
  • Barry C. Tilton (Nominated by IEEE-USA)

2025-2026 IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors Member-at-Large

Position 1:

  • Ashish Mahajan (Nominated by IEEE Standards Association)
  • Mohammed Misbahuddin (Nominated by IEEE Standards Association)

Position 2:

  • Glenn W. Parsons (Nominated by IEEE Standards Association)
  • Yatin K. Trivedi (Nominated by IEEE Standards Association)
Election Deadlines at a Glance

31 December 2023
Last day for individuals to submit their intention to petition for IEEE President-Elect position by 12:00 noon ET/17:00 UTC-05.

15 March 2024
Deadline for OUs to submit their slate of candidates.

12 April 2024
Last day for receipt of petition signatures for IEEE President-Elect position by 12:00 noon ET/16:00 UTC-04.

15 April 2024
Last day for individuals to submit their intention to petition for all other office positions.

1 May 2024
IEEE Board of Directors announces the slate of candidates for the offices up for election.

10 May 2024
Last day for receipt of petition signatures for all other office positions by 12:00 noon ET/16:00 UTC-04.

30 June 2024
Ballots will be created for eligible voting members on record.

15 August 2024
Balloting for the 2024 IEEE Annual Election begins. Eligible voting members on record as of 30 June may access their ballot electronically. Print ballot packages will be provided to voters in accordance with their election communication preferences as of 30 June.

1 October 2024
Balloting ends for the 2024 IEEE Annual Election at 12:00 noon EDT USA/16:00 UTC-04.