A dynamic operator and P&L leader with over 20 years of experience in mass consumer products and enterprise software solutions. Proven success in driving product innovation, optimizing operations, and scaling technology firms.
Spearheaded a major operational overhaul boosting productivity by 20% and launched an innovative data platform for a global consumer product, scaling to over $700M and 100M+ subscribers in year one. Anita consistently demonstrates her expertise in transformative strategies by achieving significant revenue growth and enhancing key metrics.
Anita serves as a Board Member and Advisor for several companies including Nasdaq US Exchanges, where she provides a range of strategic oversight and governance, focusing on digital strategy, AI governance, and data security. Anita’s extensive background also includes influential operating roles at leading companies such as New Relic, The Walt Disney Company, Amazon, Yahoo, Apple, Bain & Company, and the Chicago Board of Trade, where she demonstrated her deep expertise in data strategy.
Recognition, Awards and Speaking Engagements
Anita is an executive fellow at Havard Business School and a lecturer in Management & Entrepreneurship at the Leavey Business School at Santa Clara University. She is certified in cyber risk governance.
Recognition and speaking engagements include: the San Francisco Business Times “Top 100 Most Influential Women in Business”; one of the “Top 8 Female Analytics Experts” in Forbes. In 2022, she received the Culture Shift Award for Technology, Innovation and Social Impact in Silicon Valley. She was a featured keynote speaker in Snowflake’s 2020 Data Cloud Summit.
Anita holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, a BS in Economics from Northwestern University, and two patents for her work on trading system algorithms at the Chicago Board of Trade; and completed the Black Corporate Board Readiness program at Santa Clara University and the Corporate Board Academy (Maggie Wilderotter) Certification Program in 2022.
Honors and Awards
Culture Shift Award 2022 Issued by Culture Shift Labs
The Culture Shifting Award recognizes leaders & pioneers of diversity and those who care about growth and innovation through diversity and inclusion.The Culture Shifting Award recognizes leaders & pioneers of diversity and those who care about growth and innovation through diversity and inclusion.