Cutting across a variety of industries and the public sector, with a significant technology pedigree, CNBC's Technology Executive Council offers perspective on the most pressing issues facing the industry. This is the list of the founding members of the Technology Executive Council.  For a full list of current TEC members, please visit www.cnbccouncils.com/tec.
Technology Executive Council Founding Members

Raj Batra, Siemens

Raj Batra, President, Digital Factory Siemens.
Siemens

Raj Batra is president of the digital factory division for Siemens USA. In this role, Batra is responsible for overseeing all development, marketing, sales, R&D, vertical industry and manufacturing aspects for DF in the United States. Joining Siemens in 1993, Batra has held a variety of high-level management, strategy and sales positions including vice president, general manager, global corporate account executive, and director and founding member of the Automotive and Aerospace Vertical Market organizations.

In addition to his responsibilities at Siemens, Batra serves on the executive advisory boards of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation. He is also a member of the board of directors of PI-North America. He recently joined the board of director for MKS Instruments, a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity for companies in the semiconductor, industrial technologies, life and health sciences and research and defense markets. Batra also serves on the board of directors of the Siemens Foundation.

Prior to Siemens, Batra worked as a sales engineer developing automation solutions for discrete manufacturing and process industries.

He earned a BS in electrical engineering from Lawrence Technological University in Michigan and an MBA from the University of Michigan.