HEMPHILL'S MISSION: Support the innovation ecosystem

Schaeffler America CTO Jeff Hemphill brings impressive technical chops and well-honed communication skills to his new role as 2021 SAE International president.

Jeff Hemphill, chief technical officer of Schaeffler America, has been seated as SAE International president for 2021 with a determination: to maintain and advance the organization's relevancy in fostering innovation among mobility industry players.

“This is really a transformative time in the industry,” he told Update, SAE's member publication. “SAE has an important role to play in supporting the innovation ecosystem. It's one of those organizations that really supports an industrywide ecosystem through everything from getting people together to network over the challenges we're facing, to providing a massive technical library of papers and training courses that really prepare people to come up with new ideas. And then turning those ideas into standards so they can be proliferated throughout an industry seamlessly.