147 Millennium - Twentieth Edition SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Millennium Magazine Featured Listee CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Elevat Inc. Buckeye, AZ SENIOR FELLOW Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Austin, TX WILLIAM M. HILL Over the course of his decades-long career, William M. Hill has developed a reputation for quality work in the industrial fluid power industry. Well-versed in software applications and bolstered by over 40 years of professional experience, he is the cofounder and chief executive officer of Elevat Inc. Founded in 2015, the company specializes in delivering Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for original equipment manufacturers in the mobile and off-highway machinery sectors. Mr. Hill also remains active as a board member of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound. Previously, he excelled as the president and chief executive officer of Western Integrated Technologies from 1987 to 2024. During this time, he built up and further developed the company, eventually buying it with his partner and expanding it from three employees to approximately 200. Mr. Hill firmly believes Elevat Inc. can significantly impact the information technology industry. Looking ahead, he is focused on long-term sustainability for his company. As such, he strives to create a digital version of the company to provide further savings and environmental benefits to customers and clients. Since 2022, Dr. Raj B. Krishnamurthy has served as an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning senior fellow at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. The semiconductor company is well-regarded for pioneering the design and manufacturing of various computer chips for AI. Additionally, Dr. Krishnamurthy sits on the board of advisors for the Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois. An engineer at heart, Dr. Krishnamurthy has been an inventor and co-inventor of more than 100 patents. He began a two-decade career at IBM in 2003, rising from a researcher to a chief architect and engineering manager to a global technical director of the systems AI business. In addition to his many years of experience, he holds a PhD in computer science and engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Over the coming years, Dr. Krishnamurthy aims to safely democratize AI. He envisions AI being responsibly integrated into all sectors of society and various industries. He is proud of the work he completed in building Enterprise AI software stacks and operationalizing AI for Fortune 500 companies. RAJ B. KRISHNAMURTHY, PHD
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