New Board Members Elected Bring Vast Expertise from Across the Technology Spectrum

Piscataway, NJ 1 February 2017 – The IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (ISTO), an international federation of leading industry groups and consortia dedicated to the advancement of standardized technologies for the benefit of industry, today announces its new chairman, Yatin Trivedi, and the 2017 ISTO Board of Directors.

Comprised of leaders from various fields of electro and emerging technologies including mobile, wireless charging, high-performance computing (HPC) and lighting industries, the ISTO Board of Directors oversees the financial operations of the organization, as well as the development of the ISTO Business Plan and other related strategic and operational activities. Directors also serve to promote the benefits of industry and government organizations partnering with ISTO.
Chairman Trivedi succeeds Forrest D. (Don) Wright, president, Standards Strategies, LLC. Don had served as chairman since 2011 and will remain a director on the ISTO Board.

“I’d like to thank Don for his many years of service as ISTO Chairman and welcome the new directors,” said Trivedi. “ISTO is well positioned to partner with the global technology community for the development, adoption, marketing and certification of industry standards. I look forward to working with and leading the ISTO Board of Directors.”

New and returning directors were nominated and elected by fellow ISTO federation members. Daniel C. Burnett, principal, Standards Play, Brian K. Daly, director, Core and Government/Regulatory Standards, AT&T, and Menno Treffers, founder, Treffers Alliance Management were all newly elected to the ISTO Board of Directors in December 2016. The new directors bring years of leadership in standardization and alliance management across various technology sectors including wireless power, voice recognition, and telecommunications technologies. Roger J. Martin, president, RJM Consulting, did not seek reelection, but was appointed Corporate Secretary of the ISTO.

2017 ISTO Board of Directors

Chairman

  • Yatin Trivedi, service line executive, Aricent Inc.

President/CEO

  • Marco W. Migliaro, president and CEO, ISTO

Directors

  • Daniel C. Burnett, president, Burnett Consulting Services
  • Brian K. Daly, director, core and government/regulatory standards, AT&T
  • Gerald T. Lane, president, Open Technology Consulting
  • Myron Slota, program director, Open Power ecosystem expansion, IBM
  • Menno Treffers, founder, Treffers Alliance Management
  • Don Wright, president, Standards Strategies, LLC

Full director bios are available on the ISTO website.

About ISTO
ISTO is the premier trusted partner of the global technology community for the development, adoption, and certification of industry standards and technology solutions that benefit industry. An international federation of member programs, its mission is to facilitate the life-cycle of industry standards development through a dedicated staff committed to offering vendor neutrality, quality support and member satisfaction. ISTO Programs span the spectrum of today’s information and communications technologies. For more information, visit ieee-isto.org.