The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) College of Business will host Amir Deylami, chief operating officer (COO) of NASA’s Ames Research Center, Tuesday, Feb. 17, for the first of three Executive in Residence Leadership Series presentations. The UCA campus is invited to attend, and the events are free and open to the public.
Deylami is the COO of NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, where he oversees $8B in assets and leads enterprise operations, infrastructure modernization and strategic transformation across a $1B annual portfolio supporting more than 3,200 employees, 160 NASA projects and 100 partner agreements.
Deylami’s UCA Leadership Series will include:
- Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 1:40 p.m.: Lessons in Leadership, Purpose, and Resilience.
- Tuesday, March 31, at 1:40 p.m.: Building People-Centric Cultures of Innovation and Trust.
- Tuesday, April 16, at 3 p.m.: Leading Transformative Vision in Complex Organizations.
All events will be held in the UCA College of Business Auditorium in Conway, Arkansas.
“Amir Deylami is recognized as one of NASA’s top-performing executives,” Dr. Tim Bisping, dean of the UCA College of Business, said. “We are thrilled he will engage with our students, faculty and staff, and community partners and share his successful strategies on innovation, operations and technology.
“We asked Amir to serve as our Executive in Residence because he is deeply committed to mentorship and leadership development. He is a successful Arkansan with two decades of executive experience at NASA, and we look forward to his visits to our campus.”
The Executive in Residence program connects successful industry experts with students, faculty and local business professionals. The college maintains an innovative curriculum that provides real-world experiences and engagement to prepare UCA students for the global business environment.
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