What makes an engineer impactful? Dr. Tsu-Jae King Liu has spent her career answering that both technically and personally. As co-inventor of the FinFET — the 3D transistor design behind today's leading-edge microprocessors — and the 13th president of the National Academy of Engineering, her achievements span nearly 100 patents and over 550 publications, built on nearly three decades at UC Berkeley, including seven years as Dean of the UC Berkeley College of Engineering. She's equally direct about what she values in leadership: speaking up so your ideas get credited, and lifting up your team so they trust you to lead them.

Pan Brothers Vice CEO Anne Patricia Sutanto is steering one of Southeast Asia's most ambitious garment manufacturing transformations — Industry 4.0, full supply chain traceability, and circular production for the world's leading outdoor and performance brands. Her argument is that high-tech automation and human craftsmanship aren't a tradeoff, but a strategy. So, where is the garment industry truly headed?

Nana Tseng's path to Chief Procurement Officer at onsemi started long before her MBA at MIT Sloan—it began with a childhood spanning Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S., which taught her to read context and build trust across cultures. So what does it take to lead a multibillion-dollar global supply chain through an era where old, cost-driven models no longer apply? For Tseng, the answer lies in regionalization, deep partnerships across Asia, and a career built on bold pivots—including her own leap from VP of Sales at ASE into procurement leadership.

How do you transform a medical specialty into a force for environmental and social change? Dr. McGinty has spent her career doing exactly that — initiating the American College of Radiology's environmental focus, co-founding Radiologists for a Sustainable Future, and championing imaging innovations now used in industrial manufacturing worldwide. In this interview, she opens up about the real challenges of immigrating to the US medical system, why only 15% of healthcare CEOs being women is a problem she takes personally, and how she is actively working to change it. Read more about Dr. McGinty and her story here.

How do you build trust across borders in one of the world's most regulated and relationship-driven industries? For Lynda Cheng, SVP of Asia Sales at GA Telesis, one of the world’s most regulated and relationship-driven industries—aerospace, it starts with treating every customer like a trusted friend. Over a 20-year career, she leveraged her dual US-China perspective, driving GA Telesis's expansion across the Asia-Pacific region, including launching a successful joint venture in Beijing, by blending deep aviation expertise with a people-first approach that connects cultural and corporate divides.

Who decides which voices get to shape the future of technology? Telle Whitney spent two decades designing silicon chips before applying that same architectural logic to something far more complex — transforming the systems holding women back. As CEO of the Anita Borg Institute, she grew the organization from $1 million to $22 million by reframing diversity not as charity, but as a business strategy. With AI shaping our future, she argues that who builds these systems isn't just a diversity question — it's a defining ethical question of this era. Read more about Telle and her story here.