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Priya Ramachandran heads R&D Global Operations at NI. She is responsible for the operational efficiency and effectiveness of NI’s R&D organization, and she supports and enables engineering teams to deliver innovative products. Her division manages financial, talent development, employee engagement, and strategic planning operations. Priya is passionate about building high-performance teams that develop and deliver highly innovative products for both internal and external customers. She started at NI in 2004 as a Digital Design Engineer with a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Priya designed and developed Motion-Vision products before transitioning to become an Engineering Manager. Over the last decade, her technical background and customer advocacy skills have enabled her to coach and lead teams in delivering breakthrough and disruptive innovation. Priya is motivated to bring together globally distributed teams with a common purpose. She strives to foster a growth-mindset culture where learning, diversity, and change are championed and celebrated. Priya is passionate about attracting and encouraging girls to pursue STEM careers, and she loves volunteering for Girlstart and coaching her all-girls FIRST robotics team “The Creative Champions”!