Martha Sullivan is Chief Executive Officer of Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST), a rapidly growing $3+ billion business with operations and business centers in 12 countries, a market capitalization of approximately $8B and more than 22,000 employees worldwide including approximately 900 people in mostly engineering, business development and corporate support roles at its U.S. headquarters in Attleboro, MA.
In 2015, Ms. Sullivan was chosen to receive the 2015 Bryant University Women’s Summit New England Businesswoman of the Year Award by the Women’s Summit Committee.
In 2013, Sensata was ranked #7 on The Boston Globe’s Top 100 Performing Companies in Massachusetts. In 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018, the company and Ms. Sullivan were recognized on the annual list of Top 100 Women Led Businesses in Massachusetts by The Commonwealth Institute and The Boston Globe Magazine.
Prior to holding her present roles, Ms. Sullivan was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Sensor Products before the business was spun off from Texas Instruments in 2006.
She serves on the board of directors at Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY), and Associated Industries of Massachusetts. She is active in initiatives and organizations that focus on STEM education for women and currently sits on the Board of Trustees of Our Sisters’ School (OSS) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a tuition free, independent school whose mission is to educate and inspire economically disadvantaged girls from the New Bedford area.
Martha is also a member of the President’s Advancement Council and President’s Alumni Council at Michigan Technological University. She was inducted into the Academy of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Tech, and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from that institution.