Kevin Schultz serves as CTO and leader of the NI Technology and Innovation Office within Emerson’s Test and Measurement business group. In this role, he is responsible for driving long-term, sustainable differentiation through disruptive, customer-focused innovation and the development of foundational architectures and technologies.


Kevin joined NI in 1991 as a design engineer, contributing to some of the company’s most innovative architectures and products in data acquisition, embedded control, conditioned measurements, precision, and RF spaces. He is the inventor or co-inventor of 25 technical patents, representing his work driving strategic innovation, development, and execution.


Prior to taking on the role of CTO, Kevin has served as the R&D Senior Vice President over multiple R&D divisions, including Platform R&D, Segmenting R&D, RF R&D, and Data Acquisition and Control R&D. Throughout his career, he has partnered closely with NI’s business leaders to deliver the differentiated technologies and products required by NI’s customers.


Kevin holds MS and BS degrees in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University and St. Cloud State University, respectively. He is a member of the Dwight Look College of Engineering Advisory Council at Texas A&M University.