Global Head, Advanced Engineering, CoC User Experience, Harman

Inducted in 2018

Rashmi Rao is an award-winning technologist and leader with over years of experience.

She is the global head of advanced engineering of the CoC user experience at HARMAN, and responsible for technology and go-to-market strategy to drive user experiences into new pursuits and product platforms.

Her focus is on combining cutting-edge technologies with advanced UX design and human-machine interactions.

Rashmi was on the synergy team as Samsung Electronics acquired HARMAN, Inc. and drove the two companies to invest in bringing advanced display technologies like Quantum Dot LED from the television market into the automotive markets.

Before HARMAN, Rashmi was at Apple with a focus on technology and strategy for iPhones.

She has held such roles as director of technology at Tandem Launch Technologies and Technology Lead at Qualcomm and worked on developing MEMS and nanotechnology-based sensors at GE Global Research Center. Rashmi worked with Nobel Laureate Dr. Alan MacDiarmid on developing carbon-nanotube-based sensors.

As an active member of the society of information displays, Rashmi had roles of increasing responsibility and was instrumental in shaping the display industry. She served as technical program chair for the Display Week Conference 2017 and is the general chair for 2019.

Rashmi is an active advocate of STEM education.

At Qualcomm, she co-founded QWISE: Qualcomm Women in Science and Engineering—a grassroots women’s organization focused on the professional and personal development of women in technology.

She continues to promote her passion as a female engineer through HARMAN’s partnership with the Square One Education Network and the 1000 Dreams Scholarship.

Rashmi is the recipient of Diversity Journal’s Women Worth Watching in STEM 2017 award.

She holds an MS in electrical engineering from the University of Texas and has over 21 globally awarded patents and several published papers in peer-reviewed journals.

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