Meet the Two Members Petitioning to Be President-Elect Candidates

The IEEE Board of Directors has received petition intentions from IEEE Senior Member Gerardo Barbosa and IEEE Life Senior Member Timothy T. Lee as candidates for 2027 IEEE president-elect. The petitioners are listed in alphabetical order and indicate no preference.

The winner of this year’s election will serve as IEEE president in 2028. For more information about the petitioners and Board-nominated candidates, visit ieee.org/pe27. You can sign their petitions at ieee.org/petition.

Signatures for IEEE president-elect candidate petitions are due 10 April at 12:00 p.m. EST/16:00 p.m. UTC.

IEEE Senior Member Gerardo Barbosa

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Barbosa is an expert in information technology management and technology commercialization, with a career spanning innovation, entrepreneurship,and an international perspective. He began his career designing radio-frequency identification systems for real-time asset tracking and inventory management. In 2014 he founded CLOUDCOM, a software company that develops enterprise software to improve businesses’ billing and logistics operations, and serves as its CEO.

Barbosa’s IEEE journey began in 2009 at the IEEE Monterrey (Mexico) Section, where he served as chair and treasurer. He led grassroots initiatives with students and young professionals. His leadership positions in IEEE Region 9 include technical activities chair and treasurer.

As the 2019—2020 vice chair and 2021—2023 treasurer of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities, Barbosa became recognized as a trusted, data-driven, and collaborative leader.

He has been a member of the IEEE Finance Committee since 2021 and is now its chair due to his role as IEEE treasurer on the IEEE Board of Directors. He is deeply committed to the responsible stewardship of IEEE’s global resources, ensuring long-term financial sustainability in service of IEEE’s mission.

IEEE Life Senior Member Timothy T. Lee

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Lee is a Technical Fellow at Boeing in Southern California with expertise in microelectronics and advanced 2.5D and 3D chip packaging for AI workloads, 5G, and SATCOM systems for aerospace platforms. He leads R&D projects, including work funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. He previously held leadership roles at MACOM Technology Solutions and COMSAT Laboratories.

Lee was the 2015 president of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society. He has served on the IEEE Board of Directors as 2025 IEEE-USA president and 2021–2022 IEEE Region 6 director. He has also been a member of several IEEE committees including Future Directions, Industry Engagement, and New Initiatives.

His vision is to deliver societal value through trust, integrity, ownership, innovation, and customer focus, while strengthening the IEEE member experience. Lee also wants to work to prepare members for AI-enabled work in the future.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from MIT and a master’s degree in systems architecting and engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.