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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★Named second most influential African American in IT by Business Insider (2013)
★Ranked #11 on Business Insider's 46 Most Important African-Americans in Technology (2014)
★Listed among Newsmax's 100 Most Influential Business Leaders in America (2015)
★Received NCWIT Symons Innovator Award from National Center for Women & Information Technology (2015)
★Named one of top 25 Click and Mortar Executives by Internet World
★Book 'Unapologetically Ambitious' named one of Fortune's top 10 business books of 2020
★MetricStream named in top 10 of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 under her leadership
★2026 BLACK Enterprise Women of Power Legacy Award honoree
Notable Facts
→One of Silicon Valley's first female African American CEOs
→Former CEO of MetricStream for 15 years, growing it from struggling startup to global leader with 1200+ employees
→Currently serves on Fortune 500 boards including Verizon, Okta, Roper Technologies, and previously Nordstrom
→First African American woman at IBM to be sent on international assignment
→Author of bestselling book 'Unapologetically Ambitious' featured by Fortune as top business book of 2020
→Has over 30 years experience in technology including executive roles at IBM, Blockbuster.com, and multiple public companies
→Regular speaker at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Wharton School
→Strategic advisor to Forbes Ignite and President of Arizona State University
→Founder of Ignite Ambition leadership development platform
→Wikipedia page documenting her career achievements and industry impact
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