The voting membership of IEEE annually elects officers that serve on the top-tier IEEE governing bodies.

The IEEE Annual Election balloting starts on 15 August 2025 and ends at 12:00 noon ET (17:00 UTC-04) on 1 October 2025.

2026 IEEE President-Elect Candidates

The IEEE Board of Directors nominated Jill I. Gostin and David Alan Koehler for 2026 IEEE President-Elect at its 2024-2025 November meeting.

Headshot of Jill I. Gostin

Jill I. Gostin

Headshot of David Alan Koehler

David Alan Koehler

2024 IEEE Annual Election Results

Headshot of Mary Ellen Randall

7 October - Mary Ellen Randall has been elected as the 2025 IEEE President-Elect. Pending acceptance of the IEEE Tellers’ Committee report by the IEEE Board of Directors on 24-25 November, Randall will begin serving as IEEE President-Elect on 1 January 2025. Randall will succeed 2025 IEEE President Kathleen A. Kramer. The other candidates for IEEE President-Elect were S. K. Ramesh and John P. Verboncoeur.

View the complete list of the 2024 IEEE Annual Election results (PDF, 84 KB).

2025 IEEE Annual Election

The 2025 IEEE Annual Election will begin on 15 August 2025 and end on 1 October 2025 at 12:00 noon ET/17:00 UTC-05. The election offices on the 2025 IEEE Annual Election ballot are:

  • IEEE President-Elect
  • IEEE Stanards Association President-Elect
  • IEEE-USA President-Elect
  • IEEE Technical Activities Vice President-Elect
  • IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect for Divisions II, IV, VI, VIII, and X
  • IEEE Region Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect for Regions 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11
  • IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors Members-at-Large
  • IEEE Women in Engineering Committee Chair-Elect

 

IEEE Annual Election
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Election Deadlines at a Glance

31 December 2024

Last day for individuals to submit their intention to petition for IEEE President-Elect position by 12:00 noon ET/17:00 UTC-05.

15 March 2025

Deadline for OUs to submit their slate of candidates.

31 March 2025

Ballots will be created for eligible voting members on record.

11 April 2025

Last day for receipt of petition signatures for IEEE President-Elect position by 12:00 noon ET/16:00 UTC-04.

15 April 2025

Last day for individuals to submit their intention to petition for all other office positions.

1 May 2025

IEEE Board of Directors announces the slate of candidates for the offices up for election.

9 May 2025

Last day for receipt of petition signatures for all other office positions by 12:00 noon ET/16:00 UTC-04.

15 August 2025

Balloting for the 2025 IEEE Annual Election begins. Eligible voting members on record as of 30 June may access their ballot electronically. Print ballot packages will be provided to voters in accordance with their election communication preferences as of 30 June.

1 October 2025
Balloting ends for the 2025 IEEE Annual Election at 12:00 noon ET USA/16:00 UTC-04.