Fred Schindler is IEEE VP-elect Technical Activities, past Division IV Director, past chair of the IEEE Conferences Committee. He served as MTT Society President in 2003 and General Chair of the International Microwave Symposium in 2009. He is active in several boards and committees in IEEE and the MTT. He currently works as an independent consultant and serves as CTO of Anlotek Ltd. Previously he has led managed organizations at Qorvo, RFMD, IBM, ATN Microwave and Raytheon, focused on RF and microwave semiconductors. His column has appeared in IEEE Microwave Magazine since 2011.