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David F

Lisa L.

Welch

Walker (Cornell

Ph

B.

D. E.E. '85)
Infinera Corporation

David F. Welch co-founded Infinera and currently serves as President and as a member

of the Board of Directors. Previously, he was CTO and VP Corporate Development

at SDL. Dr. Welch holds over 130 patents in optical transmission technologies, and has

authored over 300 technical publications in the same field. In recognition of his technical

contributions to the optical industry, he has been awarded the Optical Society of

America’s Adolph Lomb Medal, Joseph Fraunhofer Award and John Tyndall Award,

and the UK-based Institution of Engineering and Technology’s JJ Thompson Medal

for Achievement in Electronics. He is a Fellow of the OSA and the IEEE. In 2011, Dr.

Welch founded Students Matter, a national non-profit organization dedicated to sponsoring

impact litigation to promote access to quality public education. The victory in its first case,

Vergara v. California, gained national attention. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from

the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

Prior to joining DHR International, Lisa Walker founded and led Leadership Capital
Advisors, a boutique retained executive search firm with global reach. Previously,
she was a senior partner with Korn/Ferry International and a partner with Heidrick
& Struggles. At Korn/Ferry, Walker initiated, built and led the global sustainability
practice and the global agribusiness practice. Prior to entering executive search, Walker
was with BP Amoco, Air BP, as chief marketing officer for the international jet fuel
business. She also served as director of marketing strategy for Amoco. Earlier in her
career, Walker served as a management consultant with Bain & Company and A.T.
Kearney in strategy, marketing and operations. She began her career as an engineer at
Honeywell Corporation’s solid state electronics division. Walker earned her Master of
Business Administration in finance and economics from the University of Chicago, and
her Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University. She
has been honored by the White House as “a Champion of Change for her outstanding
leadership in entrepreneurial mentoring, counseling and training.” She serves on
the boards of the Cornell University Engineering College Council, the University of
Chicago Laboratory School, RTM Engineering, the University of Chicago Medicine
KovlerDiabetes Center, and the Women’s Board of the University of Chicago.

71 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60606
312-972-0580
lwalker@DHRInternational.com

 169 Java Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
408 572-5200
dwelch@infinera.com