Sophie Vandebroek

Sophie V. Vandebroek is the Non-Executive Board Director at IDEXX. Sophie was previously the Chief Operating Officer for IBM Research, one of the world’s most influential corporate research labs with 5,000 researchers in over 20 locations across the globe. IBM is pioneering promising and disruptive technologies that will transform industries and society, including AI, blockchain and quantum computing. Prior to joining IBM, Sophie was with Xerox Corporation for over 25 years, including a decade as their Chief Technology Officer. She was responsible for leading Xerox’s global research labs including PARC Inc. which provides custom R&D services to enterprises, startups and government agencies. Sophie is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and holds 14 US patents. She also serves on the Board of Directors of IDEXX Corporation and on the advisory council of the Dean of the Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Previously Sophie was Director at Analogic Corporation and Nypro Corp and a Trustee at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Sophie earned a master’s degree in engineering from KU Leuven, Belgium, and a PhD in electrical engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.