INNOVATION at the intersection of disciplines

Caterpillar alum Sri Srinath, Ph.D., focuses on more collaboration and mentoring in his new role as 2022 SAE International president.

With experiences ranging from doing hands-on engineering to managing multi-billion-dollar businesses to serving as a director in human services, “Sri Srinath is well suited to lead SAE International over the next twelve months amid life-transforming technological innovation in mobility and related fields,” Raman Venkatesh, SAE's chief operating officer, told SAE Media. “He is sure to be an inspiration for SAE members.”

Dr. Srinath, the 116th person to serve as SAE president, has distinguished himself not only at Caterpillar, for which he worked almost 30 years, but also at SAE. He became a member in 1988 and has served on the Board of Directors (2014-2016), Finance Committee (2016-2019), Executive Nominating Committee, and COMVEC Executive Council.