About Rhonda

Rhonda Vetere is a seasoned leader across industries, working in global executive positions at Herbalife Nutrition, Santander Bank, nThrive / Pamplona Capital Management, Estée Lauder Companies, AIG, HP Enterprise Services, Barclays, Bank One / JPMorgan Chase, and several telecommunications companies. 

She has lived and worked internationally – in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Mumbai, and across India – and has managed teams of up to 20,000 people. Vetere is also the co-author of an HP special edition book, “Enterprise Service Management for Dummies”.

Rhonda contributes her perspective and knowledge by serving on boards for professional and educational institutions, including VETtoCEO, Longwood University Advisory Board, and George Mason University Board of Directors. In October 2022, she was inducted as the Global STEM Ambassador by Meghalaya Chief Minister and the Chancellor of the University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM), India.

Rhonda has been recognized for her leadership and influence, notably as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council in 2019 and 2020. In 2021, she was one of the Most Influential Businesswoman in Technology by Corporate Vision Magazine, Top CIO/CTO by the 2021 Tech Inclusion Conference, and Top 100 DEI Leaders in 2021. Rhonda is the Information Technology Awards Judging Committee Chair for the 20th Annual American Business Awards (2022 Stevie Awards).

Outside of work, Rhonda is very active as an athlete — she regularly competes in IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons (among other events) and is a member of Winged Foot Golf Club along with her husband, who works for Titleist and is also a sports fanatic (they are both avid football fans).

Rhonda has run 55 miles across the Serengeti 3x as part of a girls and women’s empowerment fundraiser. Rhonda is an ACCF Ambassador for the African Community & Conservation Foundation. She also is passionate about mentorship, currently mentoring Olympic athletes and a Navy Seal / SEAL TEAM 6.

For more information about Rhonda's professional experience, scroll down or get in touch for a media kit and resume.

Mission

I connect people from all around the globe and help make their lives & work better and easier through technology.

I lead companies and institutions towards implementing innovative tech, finding cost effective solutions, auditing existing IT, and mitigating risks.

Philosophy

I value full-contact management, hands-dirty collaboration, and thought-provoking relationships; using emotional intelligence, listening, and ethics to guide myself and my teams.

I believe true innovation comes through strategy, learning, technology, and quality.

I approach situations from a global perspective, evaluating both the audience and long-term goals individually, as solutions are not one size fits all.

For any company in any industry, I ask the same questions: How do you make the technology work? What makes the business work?

Running IT as a business, I try to consider the key factors of measurement, true transparency, and trust. My unbending mantra? Metrics are king—you can’t manage an environment if you don’t know your numbers.

Principles

My ten guiding principles are the embodiment of my philosophy and enable me to successfully enact my mission.

Resume

Experience

Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Herbalife Nutrition
November 2019 - end of 2021

Chief Information Officer, Infrastructure
Santander Bank
Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

President
nThrive
Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

Chief Technology Officer
Estée Lauder Companies
Dec 2013 - Jan 2018

SVP, Global Technology & Infrastructure
AIG
Feb 2012 - Dec 2013

SVP, Global Enterprise Services Technology & Operations
HP Enterprise Services
Apr 2010 - Mar 2012

Managing Director, Global Head of IT Technology & Operations
Lehman Brothers / Barclays Capital [merger]
Oct 2007 - May 2010

Global Managing Director, Global Infrastructure Operations
JPMorgan Chase
May 2002 - Sept 2007

SVP, Engineering
CompuServe / UUNET / MCI / Worldcom
1990 - 2002

Mentorship & Speaking

Longwood University
Dartmouth
Smith-Tuck Global Leaders Program for Women
George Mason University
WIT Women in Technology Connect
WEF Davos

Athletics

Race Across America (RAAM) (2022)
Navy SEAL Hudson River Swim (2021, 2022)
Serengeti Girls Run (2018, 2019, 2021)
14+ IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlons (2017 - present) 
70+ Half-Marathons, Marathons, Triathlons (2011 - present)
Member, Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York

Author

Grit & Grind
HP Enterprise Service Management for Dummies

Serves

Global Ambassador, The University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM), India
ACCF Ambassadors, African Community & Conservation Foundation
Corporate Advisory Board for Longwood University
George Mason University School of Business Alumni Executive Board of Directors
Fleet Week Committee, WingedFoot Golf Club
DELL Technology CIO Advisory Board (Past)
AT&T Manufacturing and Supply Chain CIO Advisory Board (Past)
VETtoCEO (Past)

Recognition

Information Technology Awards Judging Committee Chair for the 20th Annual American Business Awards (Stevie Awards 2022)
Most Influential Businesswoman in Technology, Corporate Vision Magazine (2021)
Top CIO/CTO, Tech Inclusion Conference (2021)
The Most Admired Women Leaders in Business, CIO Views (2021)
Top 20 Businesswomen Leading the Charge, Insights Success (2021)
10 Most Influential Businesswomen to Follow in 2020, Insights Success (2020)
50 Most Powerful Women in Technology, National Diversity Council (2020)
Shortlisted Top Woman of the Year, Women in IT Awards: Silicon Valley (2019)
50 Most Powerful Women in Technology, National Diversity Council (2019)
Human Forward Award, Randstad (2019)
Global 100: Top Female C Suite Executive in Technology (2018)
Stevie Award: Excellence in Transforming Business (2017)
Top 100 CIO/CTO Leaders in STEM (2017)
Global 100 (2017)
Constellation Business Transformation 150 (2017)
Woman to Watch, On The Dot Woman (2017)
Emtech Excellence Awards by Corporate LiveWire (2016)
Technology Innovation Leadership award by Corporate Vision (CV) Magazine (2016)
Top 100 CIO/CTO Executive Leader in STEM by STEMconnector (2015)
Top 10 Women in Cloud by CloudNow (2014)

Keynote & Panelist

BraveIT: Women Defying Gravity, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (2019)
The Digital Enterprise Transformation East Assembly, The Millennium Alliance (2019)
WEF Davos (2019)
WITI (Women in Technology International) (2018)
Women of Silicon Valley (with Arianna Huffington) (2018)
Avasant Empowering Beyond Summit, Porsche Experience Center (2017)
Dell EMC World - Role Model Power and Technology Transformation(2016)
Advancing Cyber Security: Obligations of Presidential Candidates and Citizens (2016)
Women in Security, CISO Europe Summit (2016)
SINET Innovation Summit (2015)
Outsourcing World Summit (2014)

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