Steve M. Mills
Biography
Steve M. Mills has tirelessly worked to raise the level of acceptance of IEEE standards at the formal international level and in the worldwide marketplace. A past president of the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and the first person appointed chair of the IEEE-SA Standards Board for the maximum of three years, Mills’ leadership and contributions focused on supporting the development of the IEEE-SA’s business strategy, international strategy, and intellectual property strategy, as well as support of the introduction of new standards technology areas. Mr. Mills was instrumental in the creation of OpenStand, a movement dedicated to the development of market-driven standards that are global and open, enabling standards without borders to further drive innovation.
An IEEE Senior member, Mr. Mills is a currently a strategist who retired from Hewlett-Packard Company’s Industry Standards Program Office, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, in 2011.