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Corporate Associates: Special eventsDarlene J.S. Solomon
Solomon brings extensive experience in R&D and management to her current leadership role at Agilent Labs. She joined Hewlett-Packard Laboratories in 1984 as a member of the technical staff, subsequently holding a variety of research and management positions there, including R&D manager for the Chemical and Biological Systems Department. She joined Agilent Technologies when the company was formed in 1999. Prior to being named to her current post, Solomon held the dual role of director of the Life Sciences Technologies Laboratory within Agilent Labs, as well as senior director, research and development/technology, for Agilent's Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis business. Solomon holds a B.S. in chemistry from Stanford University (1980), a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1984), and completed Stanford's Executive Development Program (1995). She serves on the National Research Council Review Committee for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, California’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Nanotechnology (Chair of R&D) and external advisory boards for the National Science Foundation Nanobiotechnology Center, A-STAR Board for Singapore Economic Development, Alberta (Canada) Ingenuity Fund, University of California at Davis, University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering, San Jose State School of Engineering, Joint Venture Technology Convergence Consortium, Argos Technologies LLC, and Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium (BASIC). |
Darlene Solomon is Agilent chief technology officer and vice president and director of Agilent Laboratories, whose charter is to power Agilent’s future through breakthrough technologies and extend Agilent’s leadership as the world’s premier measurement company. Solomon's responsibilities include developing the company's long-term technology strategy and overseeing the alignment of Agilent’s objectives with its centralized research-and-development activities. 