Gregory D. Abowd is the dean of the College of Engineering at Northeastern University, where he is also a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with affiliate appointments in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Prior to joining Northeastern, Abowd was faculty in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology for over 26 years, where he held the titles of Regents’ Professor and J.Z. Liang Endowed Chair in the School in Interactive Computing. He has had a prolific career and won numerous awards in the application of new computing technologies in everyday life. The father of three adult neurodivergent children, Abowd has long been an advocate for neurodiversity and has received multiple awards recognizing his contributions to research and beyond relating to autism and neurodiversity. He currently leads a National Science Foundation INCLUDES Alliance, Engineering PLUS, to broaden participation in engineering. He has recently launched an effort to embrace neurodiversity and workforce development in the College of Engineering at Northeastern, leveraging the long-established co-op program to help undergraduates build a more resilient work career post-graduation.