Director and Chief Executive Officer - Software Engineering Institute (SEI)

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University invites nominations and applications for the role of Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) —a globally recognized federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) advancing the security, reliability, and resilience of software-intensive systems critical to national security. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) operated by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). SEI’s mission is to advance the security, reliability, and resilience of software-intensive systems of national importance. For more than three decades, SEI has served as a trusted, independent partner to the U.S. Department of War (DoW) and other federal sponsors, providing applied research, engineering, and technology transition capabilities across software engineering, cybersecurity, AI-enabled systems, and emerging technologies. Operating at the intersection of government, academia, and industry, SEI plays a unique role as a solutions-oriented bridge—translating research into practice, enabling sponsors to adopt modern software and AI capabilities, and helping the DoW engage effec...