Julie Fraser is VP Research, Operations and Manufacturing for Tech-Clarity. She is dedicated to making clear the business value of technology for Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. She also leads MESA’s Smart Manufacturing Community. Previously, she was Founder, Iyno Advisors; Senior Analyst MES, AMR (now Gartner); President US, Cambashi; President, Industry Directions; VP Marketing, Berclain (now Infor). She holds a B.A. from Lawrence University with honors, Phi Beta Kappa.