Entrepreneur • Corporate Executive • Global Speaker • Author • Engineer • Corporate Director • University Trustee
Dr. Hwang's wide-ranging career encompasses sustained leadership in manufacturing, technology innovation and services, international business operations, advanced materials innovation, intellectual property management, global leadership positions, and corporate and university governance. Her work bridges the gap between technology, manufacturing, and the marketplace, translating innovation into enduring real-world impact.
Her technology, manufacturing, and business experience spans both corporate America and entrepreneurial ventures. She has built new businesses within large enterprises, holding senior executive positions at Lockheed Martin Corporation and other multinational organizations. She has also served as CEO of International Electronic Materials Corporation and co-founded entrepreneurial companies.
With more than four (4) decades of global trotting experience, she is globally acclaimed as a pioneer and long-standing leader in the rapid infrastructure development of electronic miniaturization and advanced manufacturing of environmentally responsible electronics. She has advised numerous Fortune 500 multinational corporations and U.S. government programs, and is widely credited with solving some of the most challenging product reliability and manufacturing problems in the semiconductor packaging and electronics industry.
A worldwide speaker, prolific author, and inventor of key patents, with 750+ publications to her credit, she holds authorship of ten (10) groundbreaking and internationally-used textbooks (7 sole-authorship and 3 co-authorship) published by McGraw-Hill, European, and Japanese publishers. As a columnist for two globally circulated trade magazines, she addresses manufacturing and technological issues, market thrusts, trade, workforce, industry year-end-review, and new-year-outlook.
Often described as a "Renaissance woman," Dr. Hwang has received numerous national and international honors, notably including U.S. Congressional Recognition of Achievements; honorary doctoral degree; the YWCA Women of Achievement Award; induction into the International Hall of Fame—Women in Technology; induction into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame; and designation as an "R&D Star to Watch" (Industry Week.) She is featured as one of ten luminaries in Road to Scientific Success: Inspiring Life Stories of Prominent Researchers (World Scientific). She was the first Asian-American woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering and has received Distinguished Alumni Awards from her alma maters.
The citation for her YWCA Women of Achievement Award observed that "The First Woman is a way of life for Dr. Jennie Hwang." Throughout her career, she has held numerous pioneering distinctions, including being the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and, as of 2026, the first and only woman elected to serve as Global President of the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), a U.S.-based global professional organization representing industry, academia, and government in electronics and microelectronics manufacturing.
A globally sought-after speaker, prolific author, and inventor, Dr. Hwang is the author of eleven groundbreaking internationally-used textbooks - eight sole-authored and three co-authored - published by McGraw-Hill and leading European and Japanese publishers. She has published more than 800 technical and professional works and holds foundational patents in her field. Since the 1980s, she has also served as a lead columnist for two globally circulated trade magazines, addressing manufacturing and technology trends, artificial intelligence, market dynamics, workforce development, global trade, industry year-end reviews, and year-ahead outlooks.
Equally committed to education, over forty years, Dr. Hwang has shared her time to contribute to workforce continuing education and upskilling. Through her lectures and professional development courses, she has educated tens of thousands of professionals worldwide, disseminating advanced manufacturing know-how and emerging technologies. Her recent courses include "Artificial Intelligence—Opportunities, Challenges, and Possibilities" and "Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing."
Dr. Hwang has also served extensively in corporate and institutional governance. She has been a board director for NYSE-, NASDAQ-, TSX-listed, and privately held companies, serving on Strategy and Technology, Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees. In addition, she has served for two decades on university boards of trustees.
Her public-service leadership includes chairing and serving on numerous government-commissioned and national boards and committees, including the U.S. Department of Defense and National Academies' Artificial Intelligence Committee, the National Science Foundation's AI Institute Review Committee, the Army Research Laboratory and NIST Technical Assessment Boards, and advisory roles with NASA, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and other federal agencies. Internationally, she has served on advisory boards such as Singapore's Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (A*STAR).
As a speaker, Dr. Hwang has delivered keynote addresses and lectures in more than 28 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, including France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, England, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China, India, Thailand, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Australia, etc.
Her speaking engagements range from university commencement keynotes and the Federal Women's Program to emerging-technology forums at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Topics addressed in her long-running editorial columns since 1980s include "Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing"; "Artificial Intelligence - Opportunities, Challenges & Possibilities - Part 1"; "Artificial Intelligence - Part 4 – Prompt Engineering"; "Artificial Intelligence Era - Part 3 – LLM vs. SLM vs. Foundation Model"; "Artificial Intelligence - Part 2 – Foundational Technologies"; "Artificial Intelligence: Super-Exciting, Ultra-Competitive";" A Dose of Wisdom"; "Cybersecurity – A Revisit"; "Future Manufacturing - Bracing for and Embracing Post-Pandemic Era"; "Critical Materials – A Compelling Case"; "Can Acquisitions Bear Fruits-A Pragmatic Perspective?"; "Industry-4.0"; "Cybersecurity - from Boardroom to Factory Floor"; "Conflict Minerals - A Snapshot"; "Leadership"; "Preparation for New Millennium-Education, Technology and Workforce"; "Asia's Road to Economic Recovery-1997"; "Our Role in Science and Engineering"; "Engineering Education"; "Modern Manufacturing Workforce"; "Accelerated Tax Depreciation for High-tech Manufacturing"; " Women in Education, Technology and Workforce"; "Affirmative Action"; "Modern Asian-Americans"; "International Trade and Trade Promotion Authority"; "Changes and Coping with Changes"; "Welcoming the Digital Economy"; "Globalization-Technology, Trade, Workforce"; "Solar energy - Sweet Spot"; "Solar Energy - 10 Reasons Why Oils Prices Should Not Deter Solar Energy Deployment"; "Solar Energy-Global Perspectives"; "New Year Outlook-China Factor"...
Dr. Hwang's influence has been widely noted by international media, which have described her as "an industry icon," "a visionary," and "with credentials that read like a book of accomplishments." The selected press interviews throughout the world include:
Her professional affiliations include the Economic Club of New York, the National Association of Corporate Directors, IEEE, the American Chemical Society, the American Ceramic Society, the Materials Information Society, the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society, and the Surface Mount Technology Association, among others.
Her formal education includes the Harvard Business School Executive Program, Columbia University Business School Corporate Governance program, and earned four academic degrees (Ph.D., MS, MA, B.S.) in Engineering & Sciences from Case Western Reserve University, Columbia University, and Kent State-Liquid Crystal Institute, respectively. She earned the first doctorate awarded to a woman by Case Western Reserve University's Engineering School and has served on its Board of Trustees for twenty years.
A champion of STEM education and practice, Dr. Hwang has shared her experiences with women audiences as a keynote speaker for the Federal Women's Program, the Society of Women Engineers, the American Association of University Women, the SMTA Women's Leadership Program, and Smith College - when it became the first women's college in the United States to grant undergraduate engineering degrees.
In recognition of her enduring impact, multiple awards and endowments bear her name, including:
The convergence of Dr. Hwang's executive leadership, deep technology and manufacturing expertise, and global market discernment is further elevated by her extensive service on corporate, nonprofit, and high-level government committees. This distinguished portfolio uniquely affords her an unparalleled vantage point to shape strategic direction and drive technological and manufacturing advancements for both private enterprises and national initiatives.
Dr. Hwang is the mother of two children: Raymond, M.D. from Harvard Medical School, M.S./B.S. degrees in Computer Science & Engineering from MIT, and an MBA from Harvard Business School; and Rosalind, a graduate of Wellesley College. Her personal interests include investing. ballroom dance, classic fashion, reading, singing, and select international relations and world affairs.
