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Mr. William B. Mitchell Board Member Since 1997
Mr. Mitchell joined Texas Instruments in 1961, and retired in December 1996 as vice chairman, a position he had held since 1993. As a member of the office of the chairman and chief executive, he was directly involved with the company's strategic redirection, new market development, and global business activities in systems, software, and components. During the early days of his operational career in the company's Defense Systems and Electronics Group, he worked as a design engineer. Mr. Mitchell assumed the additional responsibility for the Information Technology Group in 1989, following his promotion to president of the Defense Systems and Electronics Group in 1984. As president, his responsibilities included avionics, missile and electro-optic systems, advanced technology, and component development. From 1991 to 1993 he was president of Texas Instruments Systems and Equipment Sector, which included the Defense Systems and Electronics Group, Information Technology Group, Custom Manufacturing Services, Corporate Venture Projects, Central Research Laboratories, Corporate Strategic Planning, and Corporate Services. Mr. Mitchell received a master's degree in engineering, with a major in electrical engineering, from Southern Methodist University in 1965, and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Lamar University in 1958.
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William B. Mitchell is currently a member of the board of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and the Austin Lyric Opera, as well as other community service boards. He has participated in a broad range of activities in business, government, civic affairs, and education.