Greg Hughes

Dr. Hughes serves as Professor of Information Technology and Web Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was the Vice Provost of Information Technology at Rensselaer from its formation in January 1998. He received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer in 1967 and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton in 1972.

Prior to joining the faculty of Rensselaer, Dr. Hughes spent 26 years at AT&T and its successor Lucent Technologies. He served in a number of capacities, most notably as Vice President for International Services and Program Management, President of the Transmission Systems Business, President of the Network Cable Systems Business and Vice President of the Microelectronics Interconnection Business. During AT&T's globalization, Mr. Hughes led Network Systems businesses in over 25 countries. Dr. Hughes received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from President Bush in 1992 as President of AT&T's Transmission Systems Business.

He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Rensselaer from 1990-1997, and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Raritan, Inc., Taconic, Inc. and Blue Slate Solutions, LLC.