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Elizabeth Rogan

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Liz Rogan was at Optica (formerly OSA) for more than 30 years. Beginning in 2002, she was honored with the role of Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Optica and the Optica Foundation respectively. As Optica CEO, she reported to the Board of Directors and was responsible for the oversight, strategic direction and fiscal soundness of programs and activities of the Society. This included an operating budget of US$50M, reserves of more than US$100M and staff of 150. The Optica Foundation, which holds reserves of more than $US25M, undertook activities that focused on early career professionals and students under her leadership.

In 2018, Liz was recognized as a Foreign Fellow of the Chinese Optical Society as part of their first class of foreign fellows. This is the highest honor to those who have made outstanding contributions to the development of optics and photonics science and technology in China. In 2019, Liz was recognized as an Optica Fellow for outstanding long-term management at Optica and leadership across the optics and photonics community, guiding extensive growth in programs, member engagement, diversity, inclusivity and public policy advocacy. She was also the Society’s spokesperson and advocate to a wide range of Optica optics and photonics constituencies, including its members, volunteers, co-sponsors and customers. Liz holds a B.A. in accounting from the University of Connecticut, is a CPA, and is an alumnus of an executive business program from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.