17 Facts About James Truchard

James Truchard was born June 25,1943, in Austin County, Texas, the fourth of seven children born to Joe James Truchard and Lillie Schneider.

In 1979, as they reached $300,000 in sales, James Truchard was able to leave his job at UT to concentrate on his new company full-time.

In 1986, in conjunction with Kodosky, James Truchard played a pivotal role in the development of the LabVIEW graphical development software, which allows scientists to quickly build solutions for their measurement and automation needs.

James Truchard focuses on innovation, growth, and expansion and prizes innovation and entrepreneurship, and has been named as one of the Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work For" for fourteen consecutive years.

Affectionately known to his employees as "Dr T", James Truchard insists that he and others in the management structure at NI remain accessible to their employees.

Unless he was scheduled to attend an external business meeting, James Truchard wears denim jeans to work every day, and sits in a cubicle in the middle of the 8th floor, where employees are free to walk up and discuss any issues they might have.

On January 1,2017, James Truchard retired as president and CEO.

James Truchard continued to hold his position as chairman of the board until his resignation in September 2018.

Shortly after the development of LabVIEW, in 1987 James Truchard received one of the first Texas High Technology Entrepreneur awards.

James Truchard was named one of the nation's 50 Best CEOs in three consecutive years by Worth Magazine.

In 2002, James Truchard was inducted into the Electronic Design Engineering Hall of Fame, and the following year he was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

James Truchard has been named a University of Texas Distinguished Engineering Graduate.

In 2007, James Truchard was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for creating 'virtual instrumentation,' which enabled the rapid development of customized measurement systems in industry, academia, and classrooms.

James Truchard is a member and former chairman of the Engineering Foundation Advisory Council, and is a member of the University of Texas Chancellor's Council.

James Truchard previously served on the UT Electrical and Computer Engineering Visiting Committee, and was a founding member of the Austin Software Council.

James Truchard had four children with his wife Lee, who died in 2012 after prolonged illness.

James Truchard is heavily invested in the advancement and curing of Alzheimer's disease and funds projects, such as the Oskar Fischer Project, to do so.