The NAI Presidential Fellow Award was established to recognize exceptional leaders in the innovation ecosystem that uphold the Academy’s mission while making an indelible impact.

These individuals are from academic, industry, and government settings and their contributions have directly shaped the innovation landscape in ways that foster impactful invention and research that drive society and the economy forward.

Awardees are selected by the Academy’s Board of Directors in recognition of their contributions and are honored at NAI’s Annual Conference each year.

Presidential Fellow Award Recipients

Andrei Iancu, HonNAI

2025

Sethuraman Panchanathan, FNAI

2025