Terry Jay van der Werff

Background

Werff, Terry Jay van der was born on May 16, 1944 in Hammond, Indiana, United States. Son of Sidney and Johanna (Oostman) van der Werff.

Education

Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1972.

Career

Staff engineer Agricultural Research Organization, Inc., Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1968. Assistant professor mechanical engineering, physiology and biophysics Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1970-1973. Visiting assistant professor medicine University Colorado, Denver, 1973-1974.

Head biomedical engineering University Cape Town/Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1974-1980. Dean of science and engineering Seattle University, 1981-1990. Executive vice president for academy affairs St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, 1990-1991.

President van der Werff Global Ltd., Seattle, since 1991.

Achievements

• Terry Jay van der Werff has been listed as a noteworthy management consultant, professional speaker, futurist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society South Africa, biomedical Engineering Society South Africa. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Speakers Association, Society Competitive Intelligence Professionals, World Affairs Council, Institute Management Consultant, Strategic Leadership Forum, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Renee Marie Leet, March 2, 1968. Children: Anne Cathleen, Valerie Kay, David Edward, Michele Renee, Julia Leigh.

Father:

Sidney Werff

Mother:

Johanna (Oostman) Werff

Spouse:

Renee Marie Leet

child:

Valerie Kay Werff

child:

Anne Cathleen Werff

child:

Julia Leigh Werff

child:

Michele Renee Werff

child:

David Edward Werff