OGC Announces New Leadership

Dr. Nadine Alameh returns to OGC to serve as OGC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Nadine brings with her significant private sector executive leadership experience, a strong background in standards development and deployment, and technical expertise across a range of domains including earth observation, aviation, public safety, and defense. As CEO, she has responsibility for creating and integrating the strategic direction and business plans of the organization in partnership with the OGC Board, members, and staff. From 2009 through 2014 she was a member of OGC staff, serving initially as a Director, then Executive Director, of OGC’s Interoperability Program. Dr. Alameh managed a diverse mix of testbeds, pilot initiatives, and experiments as part of a global and unique hands-on agile prototyping and testing program designed to unite users and technology providers in accelerating the development and innovation of standards-based interoperability. Dr. Alameh is a graduate of MIT with a PhD in Computer and Information Systems Engineering, a Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a Masters in City Planning. ...continued ...