Helen Crawley-Austin, BSEE, '84
Helen Crawley-Austin has led a distinguished 25-year career in business management since graduating from Ohio University. In her 13 years at Lucent Technologies, Crawley-Austin led project management teams delivering software and services internationally and went on to become a vice president and division director before branching out into consulting. Crawley-Austin served as chief operating officer for Solutions Associates Consulting, developing partnerships with major food industry clients. In 2013, she founded her own firm, Beyond Consulting Solutions, offering businesses and Fortune 500 companies a range of project and data management, information technology and specialty engineering services.
A recipient of the Women’s Presidents Organization Women of Color Business Award, she is a STEM subcommittee member of Girl Scouts of America and served as foundation chair for her local Jack and Jill of America chapter.