Suzanne L. Weekes holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Indiana University, a doctorate in mathematics and scientific computing from the University of Michigan, and did her postdoctoral work at Texas A&M University. As executive director of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), she is responsible for administration of the affairs of SIAM and providing leadership, management, and strategy to the society. Her research focuses on numerical methods for differential equations, including applications to spatio-temporal composites, cancer growth, and porous media flow. She has been involved in various initiatives connecting the academic mathematics community to mathematics and statistics work done in business, industry, and government. Weekes co-directs the national PIC Math (Preparation for Industrial Careers in Mathematical Sciences) Program, and she is a founding director of the MSRI-UP (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Undergraduate Program). She is on the TPSE Math (Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics) Board of Governors.