Research, Innovation

Erich Bloch, Director with The Washington Advisory Group,
advises on corporate R&D management and strategic planning for academically based research enterprises and other not-for-profit organizations.

He served as Director of the National Science Foundation from 1984-1990. He was IBM Corporate Vice President for Technical Personnel Development and his earlier work at IBM included Engineering Manager of the Stretch supercomputer system. Mr. Bloch was awarded the National Medal of Technology for his role in the IBM System 360 "developments that revolutionized the computer industry". He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, a Fellow of IEEE, and a foreign member of the Engineering Academy of Japan. He serves on several boards and a variety of non-profit advisory boards. He serves as a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and is a Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Competitiveness.