David L. Schutt, PhD

David L. Schutt, PhD

Chief Executive Officer

SAE International

David L. Schutt, PhD, is SAE International's Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for overseeing SAE International's global management and operations. SAE International is a non-for-profit educational and scientific organization dedicated to advancing mobility technology to better serve humanity. Its 133,000-engineers, business executives, educators, and students from more than 100 countries-develop technical standards, publish authoritative literature, share information and exchange ideas for advancing the engineering of mobility systems. SAE is the world's resource for designing, building, maintaining and operating self-propelled vehicles for use on land or sea, in air or space.

Schutt also serves as the President of the Performance Review Institute and the SAE Industry Technologies Consortia. PRI advances the interests of the mobility and related industries through development of performance standards and administration of quality assurance, accreditation, and certification programs as well as related activities for the benefit of industry, government and the public. It provides a full range of programs and services designed to improve manufacturing process and product quality by adding value, reducing total cost and promoting collaboration between global stakeholders in the mobility and other interested industries. The ITC includes development of industry specifications, certification, and cooperative programs with SAE, joint-research activities and conformance to established standards.