James J. Tietjen

James Joseph Tietjen (March 29, 1933 – August 10, 2016) was dean of the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology from 1996 to 2000, and was president and CEO of SRI International from 1990 to 1994.

James J. Tietjen
Born(1933-03-29)March 29, 1933
New York City, New York
DiedAugust 10, 2016(2016-08-10) (aged 83)
Belle Mead, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Scientific career
Institutions

Education

Tietjen earned a B.S. in chemistry from Iona College, and an MS and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Pennsylvania State University.[1][2]

Career

Tietjen was an executive of the David Sarnoff Research Center (previously known as RCA Laboratories) from 1985 to 1990.[3] Tietjen also served as a director of C-COR and SynQuest.[1][3]

From 1990 to 1994, he was the president and CEO of SRI International.[3] From July 1996 to August 2000, he was the dean of the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology.[2] He died at his home in Belle Mead, New Jersey on August 10, 2016 at the age of 83.[4][5]

gollark: Rewiring the whole system built on it is really hard.
gollark: The most politically feasible path to fixing that if people complain is just to throw money at subsidizing it.
gollark: I don't think this is likely to be a significant issue.
gollark: So unless people get able to measure those things more directly, it's entirely possible that requirements will just creep up.
gollark: Anyway, as increasing amounts of people have been going to university, and it requires some basic level of competence at a subject, ability to follow instructions, learning, that sort of thing, *not* going to university serves as an increasingly strong signal that you *don't have* that competence/ability to follow instructions/etc.

References
  1. "James J. Tietjen". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. "James J. Tietjen". CED Magic. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  3. "Dean Emeritus of Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. James J. Tietjen Joins SynQuest Board" (Press release). The Free Library by Farlex. 2000-11-30. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  4. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mycentraljersey/obituary.aspx?pid=181059572
  5. JAMES TIETJEN (1933 - 2016) Obituary
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