Robert M Gray, MIT ’64, is Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus, and Alcatel-Lucent Technology Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus, Stanford University. He was a recipient of a 2002 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mentoring in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering (PAESMEM) and a 2013 Stanford University President’s Award for Excellence through Diversity “for many years of leadership and advocacy for equity and diversity in engineering.”