Curtis J. Crawford is an American computer systems engineer, who has been a director of DuPont

DuPont

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...

 since 1998. Crawford is President and Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

 of XCEO, Inc.,a consulting firm specializing in professional mentoring, personal leadership development and corporate governance.

Biography

An Illinois

Illinois

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 native, he received his AAS degree in data processing from Joliet Junior College

Joliet Junior College

Joliet Junior College , a community college based in Joliet, Illinois, was the first public community college founded in the United States. JJC offers pre-baccalaureate programs for students planning to transfer to a four-year university, as well as occupational education leading directly to...

, a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree in computer science and business administration and M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 degree in marketing and business administration from Governors State University

Governors State University

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, and his MBA

Master of Business Administration

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 degree from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business

Kellstadt Graduate School of Business

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 (KGSB) at DePaul University

DePaul University

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. Crawford also earned a Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy

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 degree in organization and management from Capella University

Capella University

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.

He formerly served as president and chief executive officer of Onix Microsystems, Inc. and chairman, president and chief executive officer of ZiLOG

Zilog

Zilog, Inc., previously known as ZiLOG , is a manufacturer of 8-bit and 24-bit microcontrollers, and is most famous for its Intel 8080-compatible Z80 series.-History:...

, Inc. He previously served as Chairman of the board of ON Semiconductors. He was also President and CEO of Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group and President of the Intellectual Property Division. Prior to joining AT&T, he served as Vice President for IBM.

Dr. Crawford is the 2010 recipient of the B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award. He was selected based on his many years of exemplary service and enlightened corporate governance in the boardroom. According to the National Association of Corporate Directors

National Association of Corporate Directors

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 (NACD), “Dr. Crawford's career as a board member has been marked by his attention to board process above and beyond requirements and his willingness to mentor others in his high ethical standards for leadership”.

He also served as chairman of the board of directors at I-STAT Corp. In addition to serving DuPont

DuPont

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...

, Crawford is a director of ITT Corporation

ITT Corporation

ITT Corporation is a global diversified manufacturing company based in the United States. ITT participates in global markets including water and fluids management, defense and security, and motion and flow control...

, Inc., and ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor , is a semiconductors supplier company. Products include power and signal management, logic, discrete and custom devices for automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, LED lighting, medical, military/aerospace and power applications...

 Company. He also serves as a trustee of DePaul University

DePaul University

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.

Publications

Crawford is the author of:

• 2005. Rise the X principles of extreme personal leadership. Santa Clara, CA: XCEO.
• 2007. Compliance & conviction the evolution of enlightened corporate governance. Santa Clara, Calif: XCEO.
• 2009. Manager's Guide to Mentoring. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.