Michael J. Birck (January 25, 1938 – July 6, 2015) was a co-founder and chairman of Tellabs Inc. He began his career at Bell Telephone Laboratories, and helped found Tellabs in 1975. He was the CEO of the company from 2002 to 2004.
Tellabs, Inc. is a global network technology company that provides networking and communications solutions to both private and governmental agencies. The company offers a range of products and services, including optical transport systems, access...
Here follows a list of notable alumni of Purdue University.
Ciena Corporation is an American optical networking systems and software company based in Hanover, Maryland. The company reported revenues of $4.8 billion and more than 9,000 employees, as of November 2025. Gary Smith has been president and chief...
The Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is a department-level school within the College of Engineering at Purdue University. The school offers both undergraduate B.S. degree as well as M.S. and Ph.D. graduate degrees in...
Venkataramanan "Ragu" Balakrishnan is an Indian–American engineer. He is the Charles H. Phipps Dean at the Case School of Engineering, having previously served as the Michael and Katherine Birck Head Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering...
singer, multiple myeloma. Max Annett, 84, Australian Olympic rower. Michael Birck, 77, American executive (Tellabs). Camille Bob, 77, American rhythm
This list of New York University alumni includes notable graduates and non-graduate former students of New York University.
Tau Beta Pi is an American honor society for engineering. It was formed at Lehigh University in June 1885. Following are some of Tau Beta Pi's notable members.