Annual Election Candidates
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.
2026 IEEE President-Elect
- Jill I. Gostin (Nominated by IEEE Board of Directors)
- David Alan Koehler (Nominated by IEEE Board of Directors)
2026 IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect
IEEE Division II
- Salvatore Baglio (Nominated by IEEE Division II)
- Mark E. Schafer (Nominated by IEEE Division II)
IEEE Division IV
- To be announced
IEEE Division VI
- Ravikiran Annaswamy (Nominated by IEEE Division VI)
- Okyay Kaynak (Nominated by IEEE Division VI)
- Mariusz Malinowski (Nominated by IEEE Division VI)
IEEE Division VIII
- Jyotika Athavale (Nominated by IEEE Division VIII)
- Nita K. Patel (Nominated by IEEE Division VIII)
IEEE Division X
- Metin Akay (Nominated by IEEE Division X)
- Frank C. Park (Nominated by IEEE Division X)
- Deepak G. Uttamchandani (Nominated by IEEE Division X)
2026-2027 IEEE Region Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect
IEEE Region 3 (Southern USA)
- John "Pat" Donohoe (Nominated by IEEE Region 3)
- Andrew Seely (Nominated by IEEE Region 3)
IEEE Region 5 (Southwestern USA)
- To be announced
IEEE Region 7 (Canada)
- To be announced
IEEE Region 9 (Latin America)
- To be announced
IEEE Region 11 (South Asia and Pacific)
- To be announced
2026 IEEE Standards Association President-Elect
- To be announced
2026 IEEE Technical Activities Vice President-Elect
- Alistair P. Duffy (Nominated by IEEE Technical Activities)
- Aylin Yener (Nominated by IEEE Technical Activities)
2026 IEEE-USA President-Elect
- Ali Abedi (Nominated by IEEE-USA)
- Kathy Herring Hayashi (Nominated by IEEE-USA)
2026-2027 IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors Member-at-Large
Position 1:
- To be announced
Position 2:
- To be announced
2026 IEEE Women in Engineering Committee Chair-Elect
- Simay Akar Koehler (Nominated by IEEE Women in Engineering)
- Vickie A. Ozburn (Nominated by IEEE Women in Engineering)
31 December 2024
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 2025
Deadline for OUs to submit their slate of candidates.
31 March 2025
Ballots will be created for eligible voting members on record.
11 April 2025
Last day for receipt of petition signatures for IEEE President-Elect position by 12:00 noon ET/16:00 UTC-04.
15 April 2025
Last day for individuals to submit their intention to petition for all other office positions.
1 May 2025
IEEE Board of Directors announces the slate of candidates for the offices up for election.
9 May 2025
Last day for receipt of petition signatures for all other office positions by 12:00 noon ET/16:00 UTC-04.
15 August 2025
Balloting for the 2025 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 2025
Balloting ends for the 2025 IEEE Annual Election at 12:00 noon ET USA/16:00 UTC-04.