Mr. Tim Dehne

Senior Vice President, Research and Development
National Instruments

 

 

Tim Dehne, senior vice president of R&D, leads the National Instruments global R&D organization, which includes product strategy, product development, and product quality.

In his current role, Dehne manages R&D centers in the United States , Germany , China , and India . Under his direction, NI R&D has developed and adopted global strategies, processes, and metrics for successfully innovating quality products that lead to worldwide customer success. NI engineers work together to design, build, and test virtual instrumentation software and hardware to become part of a broad platform of computer-based solutions with unmatched integration.

During his 16 years at National Instruments, Dehne has served as NI vice president of engineering, NI vice president of marketing, NI vice president of strategic marketing, and NI GPIB product marketing manager.

Dehne is currently a member of the Dwight Look College of Engineering External Advisory Council at Texas A&M University and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for R&D Magazine.

Dehne earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Rice University in Houston , Texas . He and his wife, Stacey, have five children. Dehne enjoys playing baseball and golf.