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 a alphabetical order and indicates no preference. The final slate of candidates will follow a pre-determined lottery order and indicates no preference.
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
- To be announced
IEEE Division III
- To be announced
IEEE Division V
- To be announced
IEEE Division VII
- To be announced
IEEE Division IX
- To be announced
2025-2026 IEEE Region Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect
IEEE Region 2 (Eastern USA)
- To be announced
IEEE Region 4 (Central USA)
- To be announced
IEEE Region 6 (Western USA)
- To be announced
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)
- To be announced
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)
- Greg T. Gdowski (Nominated by IEEE-USA)
- Barry C. Tilton (Nominated by IEEE-USA)
2025-2026 IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors Member-at-Large
Position 1:
- To be announced
Position 2:
- To be announced
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.