Background
Donofrio was born in Beacon, New York in 1945.
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Education
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1967 and a Master of Science in the same discipline from Syracuse University in 1971.
Career
He has also received an honorary doctorate in Engineering from the Polytechnic University of New York, and an honorary doctorate in Science from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. He joined International Business Machines Corporation in 1967 as an engineer, but moved into management positions which led him to his most recent position. He serves on the Board of the National Commission on the Future of Higher Education and is a Director at Liberty Mutual Group.
Achievements
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Industry Week magazine"s Technology Leader of the Year (2003) University of Arizona"s Technical Executive of the Year Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award from the Society of Women Engineers The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Urban Visionaries Award for Engineering Business Week magazine’s 25 Top Innovation Champions Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow, U.K-based Royal Academy of Engineering Commencement Keynote Speaker, esteemed Advisor,Neumont University Contributor, United States Department of Education Commission on Higher Education, 2006 Member of the United States-based National Academy of Engineering Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member of the Board of Directors for the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Member of the Board of Directors for Wigix, Incorporated. Member of the Board of Trustees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Company-chair of the New York Hall of Science Member of the Board of Directors for The Council for the United States and Italy International Business Machines Corporation Fellow *Honorary 2010 recipient of the International Republican Institute Medal from the Industrial Research Institute Member of the Board of Trustees for the MITRE Corporation Member of the Board of Directors for TopCoder, Incorporated. Member of the Board of Directors for Sproxil Chair of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.
Membership
Member of the United States-based National Academy of Engineering
Member of the Board of Directors for the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Member of the Board of Directors for Wigix, Incorporated.
Member of the Board of Trustees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Member of the Board of Directors for The Council for the United States and Italy
Member of the Board of Trustees for the MITRE Corporation
Member of the Board of Directors for TopCoder, Incorporated.
Member of the Board of Directors for Sproxil.
