Heather Monigan of Intel

Biography:

Heather Monigan is currently the Engineering Director of IP Strategy & Management for the Intel Corporation's Internet of Things Group (IOTG) creating a new capability for IOTG with a diverse and high-impact team.  Over the time horizon of her 22+ year career, she has forged her own path embracing both engineering and servant leadership with a deep, technical background in computer design, analog engineering, and signal integrity.  She has overcome numerous obstacles by deliberately crafting a career that is technically challenging and aligned with her values, while increasing her leadership and impact, both inside and outside of Intel.  She has become the role model and the voice at the table that she wished had been there for her in college and early in her career.  Her passion is contagious in her frequent speaking engagements about her career struggles at national leadership conferences, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Conferences, universities, and schools, inspiring young leaders to pursue their dreams and find their joy.

Without any role models of her own, she chose to study computer engineering at her father’s suggestion.  Even though he spent his entire career on Wall Street, her father believed you could always step-down into another career if you have an engineering degree.  That advice enabled her to have financial security after she lost her father in her last year of college, working three jobs to pay tuition and make rent.  On his death bed, she promised that she would graduate and get her Masters – which she did, becoming the first woman in her family to graduate college.  She was able to honor the twenty-year anniversary of her father’s passing when she created and personally endowed the Francis J. Monigan Memorial Scholarship Fund through the Phi Sigma Rho Foundation which enables a woman in engineering to continue to follow her dream.  The scholarship recognizes both grit and compassion, which she felt her father always had, but are most certainly traits that she lives out as well.

Heather exemplifies what it means to be a successful woman in a STEM career.  She values and demonstrates servant leadership at its core and believes that leadership is bringing out the best of others to collectively achieve outstanding results together.  She believes that representation is important and visibly volunteers and actively mentors.  

She is a published author, holds a US Patent and both a Life Member and active in SWE.  Her leadership extends into the community as she has served seven years and counting on Grand Canyon University’s Engineering Advisory Board, past SWE PHX Outreach Chair, past IEEE PHX Section Treasurer, and currently the active IEEE PHX Section Vice Chair.  She has a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Dayton and an MBA.  Heather spends her “spare” time staying married and keeping two kids aged 15 & 13 alive.