James Jefferies
James Jefferies, IEEE President, 2018, held engineering and executive positions including fiber optic cable development and manufacturing for thirty-three years at AT&T
Biography
Jim Jefferies retired from AT&T and Lucent Technologies following thirty-three years in engineering and executive positions, including fiber optic cable development and manufacturing, quality assurance, and supply chain management. He managed the engineering teams that delivered the first commercial fiber optic cables for AT&T. He served as logistics vice president, responsible for worldwide supply chain and export planning. He has led teams in major technology transfers, transitions of information technology, and organizational change. He has also worked in the entrepreneurial sector as Chief Operating Officer for USBuild.com in San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jefferies served two separate terms on the IEEE Board of Directors and was 2015 IEEE-USA President. As President of IEEE-USA, he supported the expanded focus on public visibility, young professionals, and humanitarian outreach.
He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nebraska (1968); an M.S. in Engineering Science from Clarkson University (1975); and an M.S. in Management from Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (1988), attending the latter as a Sloan Fellow.
Jefferies is a member of the IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu honorary society and a licensed Professional Engineer (Emeritus) in Nebraska, issued in 1973.
