Biography
Dr. Navin Manjooran serves as the Chairman of Solve, a global technology and research services company addressing critical energy, industry, medical and infrastructure challenges. For almost a decade, he was on the global leadership team of Siemens AG, where he was responsible for managing complex global teams. In this role, he provided leadership from the corporate side for the entire Siemens portfolio, including expanding international collaborations, developing the global strategy, driving revenue growth, and ensuring Siemens stays a trendsetter for advanced technology and innovation.
Dr. Manjooran is the Senior Vice President, Board of Trustees member and Fellow of ASM International, the largest materials professional society with >17,000 members. He will serve as the President of ASM International in 2024-25. Since 2010, he has served as a Board Member of the US Technology Advisory Group. He also serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board for Materials Science and Engineering and the College of Engineering at the University of Florida. He has also served on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the University of Chicago Board of Trustees, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) energy initiative board. Dr. Manjooran has also served as the co-chair of the Virginia Tech capital campaign (aimed at raising one billion USD) for the New York Region and the Orlando/ Tampa Region under the leadership of former Virginia Tech President Dr. Charles Steger and Vice President for Development, Dr. Betsy Flanagan. After a four-year quiet phase, the campaign launched with a $1 billion goal in October 2007, despite consultants recommending a more conservative target of $800 million or less. By June 30, 2011, when campaign counting stopped, $1.11 billion in outright gifts, pledge payments, or commitments of future support had been raised. Dr. Manjooran also serves as a Board Member of the leading Indian American Engineering organization (AAEIOI) as well as Keiser University (CSE). He is a Fellow of ASM International, ACerS and IIM.
Since 2010, Dr. Manjooran has served as a Professor Adjunct in Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech. He co-organized over thirty-seven international symposia and over a hundred technical sessions and taught over 15 courses for the National Institute of Technology, University of Florida, Virginia Tech, and various global materials engineering and mechanical engineering professional societies, including ASM International, ACerS, TMS, AIST, IEEE and ASME.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT Warangal, India), a master’s degree in materials science and engineering from the University of Florida, and a doctorate in materials science and engineering from Virginia Tech. He also has an MBA from the prestigious Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. He also has his executive management education from Harvard University.
Dr. Manjooran has twelve patents or disclosures, twelve books, over two hundred publications and presentations at national or international events. He has received several awards including the following prestigious awards: Outstanding Indian American (Engineering) Award, Distinguished Virginia Tech Alumnus (ISA), Outstanding University of Florida Alumni (MSE), Siemens Award, TMS Young Leader Award, Virginia Tech Outstanding Leader Award, Virginia Tech Paul Torgerson Doctoral Research Excellence Award, Virginia Tech Outstanding Service Commendation Award, Virginia Tech Outstanding Student Award, NITW Sri Kabadi Subalu Medal and the NITW Alumni Association Gold Medal (Valedictorian and best student). Dr. Manjooran is the only alumni of NITW who has received two of three awards presented at graduation since the University was founded in 1959.
Dr. Manjooran is based in Windermere, Florida. He enjoys tennis, golf and water sports in his free time.