Ron Hira, Ph.D., P.E.

Bio-sketch Dr. Ron Hira, is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Rochester Institute of Technology where he specializes in engineering workforce issues and technology policy. He is a recognized expert on offshore outsourcing and author of the forthcoming book to be published in Spring 2005 by AMACOM books, “Outsourcing America: What’s Behind Our National Crisis And How We Can Reclaim American Jobs.” Ron worked as a control systems engineer and program manager for ten years with Sensytech, NIST, and George Mason University (GMU). He taught graduate courses in electrical engineering at GMU and has been a consultant for the Rand Corporation, the National Research Council, Deloitte & Touche, and Newport News Shipbuilding. Ron has testified before the U.S. Congress twice on the implications of offshore outsourcing. He has given dozens of invited presentations on the subject to a variety of audiences. He has appeared on Now with Bill Moyers, Lou Dobbs’ Moneyline, interviewed in Newsweek and has been widely quoted in major media publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Nikkei about offshore outsourcing. Ron completed his Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Columbia University’s Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering also from GMU, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University. Ron is participating in the Council on Competitiveness’ National Innovation Initiative and the Council on Foreign Relations’ research roundtable on Technology, Innovation and American Primacy. He is a licensed professional engineer and is currently Chair of the Career & Workforce Policy Committee of IEEE-USA. He is a past Chair of the R&D Policy Committee of IEEE-USA and recently received IEEE-USA’s Citation of Honor award for his work on behalf of US engineers. Ron is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a TAC ABET program evaluator. Ron Hira, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Professor of Public Policy Rochester Institute of Technology 92 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 585-475-7052 585-475-2510 (Fax) rhira@mail.rit.edu