Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed is an engineer, educator, executive, and nationally recognized leader in experiential education, workforce development, and organizational transformation. As President and Chair of the Board of WEPAN, she brings three decades of leadership spanning industry, higher education, government, nonprofit organizations, and professional societies. Her career reflects a sustained commitment to developing leaders, strengthening the workforce, advancing the professions, and creating opportunities for innovation and impact.

Dr. El-Sayed is Chief Executive Officer of Intentional Design Group LLC and its nonprofit affiliate, Intentional Design Institute, focused on leadership, educational innovation, workforce development, and systemic change. She also serves as an academic executive consultant with The Registry, advising colleges and universities on operational excellence, alignment and institutional transformation.

She has served as Chief Executive Officer of both SAE International and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). She joined ASEE as Chief Academic Officer and led organizational growth through strategic partnerships, external funding, innovative programming, and new business development. Her academic leadership includes serving as Chief Academic Officer and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Marygrove College, Interim Chief Academic Officer at New England Conservatory of Music, and Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Kettering University. She began her career as an engineer with General Motors Truck Group.

A nationally respected leader in engineering education and workforce development, Dr. El-Sayed has led externally funded initiatives totaling more than $60 million. She founded major National Science Foundation initiatives, including Defining and Building the Engineering Workforce of the Future (FREE), the Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (eFellows), and the CISE Research Expansion Series. She has also co-led national initiatives advancing broadening participation, the engineering mindset, and connections among education, research, and manufacturing.

Her contributions have earned numerous national honors, including ACE Fellow, NLA Fellow, ASEE Fellow, ASEE Hall of Fame inductee, Professor Emerita of Mechanical Engineering, and recipient of the ASEE and Society for College and University Planning Distinguished Service Awards.

Dr. El-Sayed's commitment to professional and civic leadership includes service on numerous national boards and advisory bodies, including the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Roundtable on Systemic Change in Undergraduate STEM Education, MIT TechAMP, WEPAN, SiriusB IQ AI, and the Engineering Societies Roundtable, where she serves as Chair. She has also served on the boards of the Society for Manufacturing Engineers, American Council on Education Council of Fellows, Society for College and University Planning, Engineering Research Visioning Alliance, Michigan Truck Safety Commission, and other professional and community organizations.