Who We Are: Carol B. Muller

2006 Anita Borg Social Impact Award winner- sponsored by Microsoft

Department Manager for Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Carol MullerCarol B. Muller, Ph.D., is an experienced university administrator, educator, and social entrepreneur, who has spent more than 30 years working in higher education across a wide range of responsibilities in areas of academic administration, faculty recruitment and development, strategic planning and budget development, external relations, corporate and foundation relations, admissions, student development, educational program development, and facilities program planning. She is the founder of MentorNet, a nonprofit online global mentoring network, and served as its executive from 1997 until 2008, and currently works as Department Manager for Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, the chief operating officer for the largest department in the School of Engineering. Among other responsibilities, she formerly served as consulting associate professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford University, and associate dean for administration for Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. A Fellow of the Association for Women in Science, Dr. Muller and her work have been recognized with other national awards, including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, and the Anita Borg Social Impact Award. She has authored and presented numerous papers, presentations, and workshops, and has developed more than $10 million in grants from private foundations, corporations, and the federal government, contracts, and individual giving to support projects, programs, and fellowships. A graduate of Dartmouth College (1977), she earned masters and Ph.D. degrees in education administration and policy analysis at Stanford University (1981, 1985).

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