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Elizabeth G. Loboa, Ph.D., is an independent Class I director at Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI), serving since June 2020.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AAOI/people/elizabeth-loboa)[[5]](http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/25/2053253/0/en/Applied-Optoelectronics-Elects-Elizabeth-G-Loboa-as-New-Director-and-Audit-Committee-Member.html)[[6]](https://ao-inc.com/about-us/our-leadership/elizabeth-loboa-ph-d/) She currently holds the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Southern Methodist University (SMU), a role she has occupied since 2020.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AAOI/people/elizabeth-loboa)[[5]](http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/25/2053253/0/en/Applied-Optoelectronics-Elects-Elizabeth-G-Loboa-as-New-Director-and-Audit-Committee-Member.html)[[6]](https://ao-inc.com/about-us/our-leadership/elizabeth-loboa-ph-d/) Loboa, aged 58, owns approximately 122,870 shares of AAOI stock and has engaged in recent insider trading, including selling 9,790 shares on December 2, 2024, for about $405,918, and 4,121 shares on December 15, 2025.[[2]](https://www.gurufocus.com/insider/28492/elizabeth-g-loboa)[[3]](https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/applied-optoelectronics-director-elizabeth-loboa-sells-shares-worth-405918-93CH-3752339)[[4]](https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:eff9eeb160ae4:0-applied-optoelectronics-director-sells-over-4-000-shares/)
Her distinguished career includes serving as Vice Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships, Dean, and Ketcham Professor of Engineering at the University of Missouri from 2018 to 2020, where she led engineering programs, coordinated the Precision Medicine Summit, and held various leadership roles.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AAOI/people/elizabeth-loboa)[[6]](https://ao-inc.com/about-us/our-leadership/elizabeth-loboa-ph-d/) Previously, from 2003 to 2015, she was Professor, Associate Chair, and Director of the Cell Mechanics Lab in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AAOI/people/elizabeth-loboa)[[6]](https://ao-inc.com/about-us/our-leadership/elizabeth-loboa-ph-d/) Loboa earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Davis, an M.S.E. in Biomechanical Engineering from Stanford, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AAOI/people/elizabeth-loboa)[[6]](https://ao-inc.com/about-us/our-leadership/elizabeth-loboa-ph-d/) She serves on AAOI's Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, contributing her expertise in biomedical and mechanical engineering.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AAOI/people/elizabeth-loboa)
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