# Jim Dechman

> Jim Dechman is an Austin-based mechanical engineer and executive who joined Veros Systems as president and CEO in 2013. His career includes Procter & Gamble, Boston Consulting Group and leadership of Monitoring Technology. At Veros, now part of Baker Hughes, he has helped commercialize machinery monitoring based on electrical waveforms. He also serves on UT Austin’s Engineering Advisory Board and co-established a Tau Beta Pi scholarship honoring his father.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer, Veros Systems at Baker Hughes
- **Organizations:** Veros Systems, Baker Hughes, Monitoring Technology, Procter & Gamble, Boston Consulting Group, University of Texas at Austin Engineering Advisory Board
- **Education:** Mechanical engineering degree, The University of Texas at Austin, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Led Veros during its 2017 SPE Startup Village Best in Show and People’s Choice awards, with $38,500 in combined prizes., Represented Veros as a 2015 CERAWeek Energy Innovation Pioneer., Co-established the Dechman Scholarship through Tau Beta Pi in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Worked at Procter & Gamble and Boston Consulting Group and led Monitoring Technology.
- **2013** — Appointed president and CEO of Veros Systems alongside its announced $5 million financing.
- **2015** — Represented Veros among CERAWeek’s Energy Innovation Pioneers; co-established the Dechman Scholarship.
- **2017** — Veros won Best in Show and People’s Choice at SPE Startup Village.
- **2020** — Veros announced a $2.2 million Series C led by Shell Ventures.
- **2026** — Judged the inaugural Maseeh Innovation Competition at UT Austin in March.

## Achievements

- Led Veros during its 2017 SPE Startup Village Best in Show and People’s Choice awards, with $38,500 in combined prizes.
- Represented Veros as a 2015 CERAWeek Energy Innovation Pioneer.
- Co-established the Dechman Scholarship through Tau Beta Pi in 2015.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Served as a judge at UT Austin’s inaugural Maseeh Innovation Competition; the university reported the event on April 15, 2026.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimdechman

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